The plan doesn't require legislative approval, but lawmakers could step in and amend it. The state and the EPA now agree that smog-causing pollution in Houston drifts north and adds to North Texas' problem. That means Dallas-Fort Worth is partially relying on pollution cuts in Houston. The chairman of the House environmental regulation committee said he's urging his colleagues to leave the Dallas-Fort Worth plan alone. They do so at great peril.
Environmentalists say the Dallas-Fort Worth plan is too weak.
Mr. Cooke acknowledged that there's little room for error. Officials will re-examine the plan in 2004 to see which parts do and don't work, he said. Inc. All Rights Reserved.