STATES EYE EPA TALKS TO BOOST SUPPORT FOR VEHICLE I/M PROGRAMS

State and local air regulators are planning to meet with EPA policymakers later this month to discuss ways to boost support for vehicle inspection/maintenance (I/M) programs, which have been increasingly targeted by Midwestern state legislators because of the politically unpopular requirement for vehicle owners to test -- and possibly repair -- their automobiles' emissions systems. "We have been seeking support from EPA on a national basis to reaffirm the importance of I/M and to fend off attacks," says a state...