GROUPS PRESS GOVERNOR TO IMPLEMENT SMOG CHECK TEST COMPONENT

Several major environmental groups are urging the governor to order the implementation of an overdue fuel evaporative emissions test in the state's vehicle inspection and maintenance program, saying it could reduce up to 14 tons per day of smog-forming gases by 2010. The environmentalists' request is again prompting stakeholder charges that the Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR), which administers the program, is dragging its feet despite substantial air board research showing the change is doable now. The low-pressure fuel evaporative...