The Supreme Court has held that the Clean Air Act was designed to give states great freedom, with minimal federal interference, to design air pollution controls.

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The Clean Air Act does grant states the ability to design their own plans to meet federal air quality standards, but it also establishes a significant level of federal oversight and sets minimum national standards that states must meet or exceed, thus not allowing "great freedom" with "minimal federal interference."

The Supreme Court Has Held That the Clean Air Act