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AC2717 · 01-23-2026, 11:30 AM

I think a glaring factor that is being missed in this case, is although it is being said that it takes up to 18 months to get approval from the EPA (feds) for this, which I do not understand why?? The EPA does not have any violation for doing this without approval first, and then also the Fed is not involved in anyway in joining the suit, or they are not saying you cannot start before the approval, other than the judge. Seems to me the approval is more of a acceptance of a notice that it is being done (I did not read the notifications rule in the Act)

This should speak volumes in the decision. If NH was in clear violation of the Clean Air act, wouldn't every other state that does not have inspection requirements be so as well? Wouldn't the EPA be involved in the Suit if NH was in violation?

So the company that generates $3million in revenue for running an agreed to monopoly in the state is bringing the suit and I'm sure dealerships and mechanic shops, not the EPA, seems to me that it is a suit about lost revenue for this company over anything else and it should not cloud a decision for the state. They do not have a "right" to projected income

01-23-2026, 11:30 AM	#45
AC2717 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Maynard, MA & Paugus Bay Posts: 2,616 Thanks: 755 Thanked 369 Times in 277 Posts	I think a glaring factor that is being missed in this case, is although it is being said that it takes up to 18 months to get approval from the EPA (feds) for this, which I do not understand why?? The EPA does not have any violation for doing this without approval first, and then also the Fed is not involved in anyway in joining the suit, or they are not saying you cannot start before the approval, other than the judge. Seems to me the approval is more of a acceptance of a notice that it is being done (I did not read the notifications rule in the Act) This should speak volumes in the decision. If NH was in clear violation of the Clean Air act, wouldn't every other state that does not have inspection requirements be so as well? Wouldn't the EPA be involved in the Suit if NH was in violation? So the company that generates $3million in revenue for running an agreed to monopoly in the state is bringing the suit and I'm sure dealerships and mechanic shops, not the EPA, seems to me that it is a suit about lost revenue for this company over anything else and it should not cloud a decision for the state. They do not have a "right" to projected income __________________ Capt. of the "No Worries"