1.   Along with lobbyists for steel, oil, and utilities, he is predicting dire economic consequences from tougher rules on air pollution.

2.   Although the pact would become federal law, there would be nothing to prevent states and localities from enacting even tougher rules.

3.   Alexander criticized Republican congressional leaders for pushing a bill that would require states to adopt tougher sentencing rules before they can receive federal grants for prison construction.

4.   But Cohen said the solution is to let medical schools voluntarily adopt tougher rules, including accreditation of review board members and a ban on most conflicts.

5.   But critics of the agency and the industry say the effort may not be enough and is simply an effort to head off even tougher rules.

6.   But for the moment at least, the tougher rules coincide with new civic, business and political efforts to recast recipients in a more positive light.

7.   But Pescetti said he believes the PUC is already in the process of adopting tougher rules through the Bill of Rights proposal.

8.   But the bill would also have barred other localities from ever making tougher rules.

9.   But the state measure would leave in place tougher rules in places like Suffolk and Westchester.

10.   California regulators today lost a Supreme Court fight to put tougher rules on Caller ID displays of unpublished phone numbers, handing a victory to telephone companies and telemarketers.