Cancer-Battling Veteran Denied Emissions Waiver for Aged Car

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Cancer-Battling Veteran Denied Emissions Waiver for Aged Car
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An Illinois Army veteran facing stage four pancreatic cancer struggles to get a repair waiver for his aging car after it failed an emissions test.

An Army veteran from Carol Stream, Illinois , who is battling stage four pancreatic cancer, relies on his nearly 30-year-old Chevrolet Monte Carlo to get around. The car recently failed its required emissions test , and due to its age, the necessary part to pass the test is no longer available. Robert Arthur Kersting has applied for a repair waiver three times, but has been denied.

Despite reaching a representative from the Illinois Air Team emissions testing program, Kersting was advised to find the part at a junkyard, which he finds difficult due to his age and health. Kersting expresses frustration at the lack of compassion and leniency given his situation as a veteran

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