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The EPA has rejected a request from Ohio lawmakers to end the E-Check vehicle emissions testing program in seven Northeast Ohio counties.

State officials had proposed replacing the physical inspection with a form where motorists attest their vehicle's emissions system is working properly.

The E-Check program has been required since 1996 in Summit, Portage, Medina, Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain and Geauga counties to reduce air pollution.

State Rep. Bill Roemer, who championed the change, expressed disappointment and plans to appeal to federal officials.

Greater Akron's E-Check program is not going away anytime soon.

The request by Ohio lawmakers to scuttle the requirement that motorists in Greater Akron and Cleveland have their vehicles inspected every two years has been

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