DEC warns Vermont senators EPA approval, modeling needed before changing annual emissions inspections
The Department of Environmental Conservation told the Senate Transportation Committee that moving from annual to biennial vehicle emissions inspections (S.211) would likely raise emissions, require emissions-performance modeling, and cannot take effect without amending Vermont's SIP and securing EPA approval.
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Rachel Stevens, an attorney for the Agency of Natural Resources, told the Senate Transportation Committee that a proposed change to Vermont's vehicle emissions inspection schedule would face legal and technical hurdles and could increase air pollution.
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