COMPETING STUDIES ON ENGINE SAFETY MAY HINDER PUSH FOR NEW RULES

EPA will release a report in the coming weeks that is expected to pave the way for small engine emissions regulations, and dismiss concerns from some manufacturers that new rules would create a safety hazard. But a separate, industry-funded study expected later this year may contain alternate safety findings, complicating EPA's push for a regulation, industry sources say. Engine companies are divided on whether they support new pollution controls, and the issue has also prompted attention from key members of...