State Police Powers on the Environment and the Supreme Court?

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I've not heard of any case where it was argued that the state didn't have such powers accept where there was overriding federal law.
 
The states have power to regulate the environment unless Congress says otherwise.

In EPA v. Mass., the supreme court simply said that the EPA had the authority to regulate CO2. It had nothing to do with state regulation.
 
The states have power to regulate the environment unless Congress says otherwise.

In EPA v. Mass., the supreme court simply said that the EPA had the authority to regulate CO2. It had nothing to do with state regulation.
 
While I understand that the federal government has Commerce Clause powers and through administrations, can carry Congress' will when dealing with the environment (Chevron, EPA v. Mass), I was wondering how states deal with this. They have police powers in this area, but are there Supreme Court cases where petitioners argue against the state's power to regulate the environment?
I understand that the case dealt with CO2. However, it does enforce that the federal government has the power to regulate state environment.
How federalism and the environment? Like state statues against federal statutes? I'm assuming the federal government supersedes.
 
The states have power to regulate the environment unless Congress says otherwise.

In EPA v. Mass., the supreme court simply said that the EPA had the authority to regulate CO2. It had nothing to do with state regulation.
 
The states have power to regulate the environment unless Congress says otherwise.

In EPA v. Mass., the supreme court simply said that the EPA had the authority to regulate CO2. It had nothing to do with state regulation.
 
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