This is where things can get very complicated. CARB in California, the body that governs emissions, is only possible because the Clean Air Act gives California a specific waiver to enforce stricter emissions standards than the EPA. Is this overreach by the EPA, and if so, can CARB even continue to exist in California?

EDIT: It seems to me like it'll be business as usual for CARB but there's significant uncertainty here. The Supremacy Clause forbids the states from overwriting federal law, but if the EPA loses its enforcement powers altogether then nothing stops California from continuing to exert more stringent emissions standards. However it'll create a lot of uncertainty for automakers if the EPA and CARB is challenged on the grounds of regulating emissions and I'm not looking forward to what would happen next.

OH! I remember what this sounds like! This sounds like Brexit! People I spoke to said “it could go the other way”. Not only was it an impossibility, it was a prayer that the entire country could get lucky.

To which I raise you the 2008 crisis and the defanging of the SEC. Since it looks like people want to neuter weather agencies, I believe its going to be a fascinating couple of years.

> All agencies answer to the President

Not independent agencies [1].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_agencies_of_the_Un...