How states’ rights became a liberal environmentalist cause

Posted on AllSides October 9th, 2019
From The Center
auto emissions, Trump Administration, California, states rights

At the heart of the ongoing feud between California and the Trump administration lies a familiar tug of war over the role of states’ rights. But this time around, the players seem to have switched teams.

States’ rights are sacred for many conservatives in the United States.

So how did liberal California become a poster child for states’ rights in its escalating battle with the Trump administration on environmental regulation?

From fuel emissions to oil and gas drilling permits, California is at war with the Trump administration. And at the...

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