E-Checks will continue in Northeast Ohio after federal officials rejected a state proposal to eliminate the vehicle emissions ...

The proposal would have allowed residents in Northeast Ohio, including Akron, to submit an attestation form in place of a physical E-Check inspection.

CLEVELAND (WJW) – It’s a major roadblock in the battle to eliminate E-Checks in Northeast Ohio. On Tuesday, State Rep. Bill Roemer (R-Richfield) announced that the U.S. EPA Region 5 decided to reject ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WJW) — Two Northeast Ohio lawmakers have introduced a bill to make E-Check, the state’s vehicle emissions inspection program, less burdensome, even giving vehicle owners a way to skip ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has rejected Ohio lawmakers’ attempt to allow Cleveland-area vehicle owners to avoid E-Check emissions testing simply by signing a form attesting that their ...

Residents in seven Northeast Ohio counties, including Summit, can submit public comments on the EPA's decision until Jan. 12.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A bipartisan group of lawmakers have asked the Ohio EPA to work with Washington to end the E-check requirement in seven Northeast Ohio counties that drivers get the emissions ...

TWINSBURG, Ohio (WOIO) - There’s new legislation on the table in Ohio. It’s called the E-Check Ease Act. Ohio State representatives Steve Demetriou and Bill Roemer say it will save time for drivers.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — State Representatives Steve Demetriou (R-Bainbridge Twp.) and Bill Roemer (R-Richfield) introduced legislation on Wednesday aimed at cutting back on vehicle emissions testing in ...