Vehicle emissions inspections in Westmoreland County could be eliminated in the near future.
The Tribune-Review reports that the Senate Transportation Committee will hold a public hearing in Latrobe on Friday to discuss eliminating Westmoreland and six other counties from emissions testing. Emissions testing goes on during the annual inspection, and the testing regulations were created to bring the state into compliance with the federal Clean Air Act.
Senator Kim Ward, who is running the effort, said that she and her fellow senators think Westmoreland County and others should have the same rules as their rural neighbors when it comes to fuel emissions.
That hearing will be at 10:30 AM at the Springhill Suites on Arnold Palmer Drive.
