In December 2007, the Bush administration EPA denied the waiver, and California sued. Energy extraction also tends to trump states’ rights. In January, the Trump administration proposed a sweeping new offshore drilling plan that aimed to open huge swaths of the Arctic, Atlantic and Pacific coasts to oil exploration. “The Clean Air Act entitles Delaware to relief from upwind pollution and the remedy we are seeking is reasonable and within EPA’s authority and responsibility to grant,” Carney said in a statement. “Delawareans deserve clean air, but our air quality is significantly impacted by pollution traveling downwind from other states.” It’s difficult to say whether the Trump administration can legally rescind the California waiver.

Source: Huffington Post August 02, 2018 15:45 UTC