President Bush's nominees to lead the Federal Highway Administration and fill two top Environmental Protection Agency positions have advanced in the Senate, but the path to confirmation isn't clear yet for at least two of the three officials.
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on April 26 approved J. Richard Capka, Bush's pick to be FHWA administrator, as well as William Wehrum, his choice to head EPA's office of air and radiation, and James Gulliford, the nominee to be EPA assistant administrator for prevention, pesticides and toxic substances.