In 2019, we covered the awful situation between then-president Donald Trump and the State of California. For decades, since the Clean Air Act was enacted, the EPA allowed California and other states to have tougher
. For decades, since the Clean Air Act was enacted, the EPA allowed California and other states to have tougher emissions standards compared to the federal rules. But, for a variety of reasons, Trump wanted to strip California of that authority and set a single set of low standards across all 50 states . With the end of Trump’s administration, that challenge ended and California got its clean air waiver back, but some states are challenging that in court.
was arbitrary and capricious in its finding that its standards are, in the aggregate, at least as protective of public health and welfare as applicable federal standardssuch standards and accompanying enforcement procedures are not consistent with Section 202 of the Clean Air Act. “Two courts have already upheld California’s emissions standards, rejecting the argument the Trump Administration resurrects to justify its misguided Preemption Rule. Yet, the Administration insists on attacking the authority of California and other states to tackle air pollution and protect public health,” said California Attorney General Xavier Becerra at the time. “The Oval Office is really not a place for on-the-job training.
California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington as well as the District of Columbia and the cities of Los Angeles and New York all filed in support of letting California keep its waiver.
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