The article emphasizes the sovereignty of states in the American governmental framework, particularly in relation to climate change legislation. It criticizes President Trump's executive order attempting to block state-level climate laws like New York's, asserting that this undermines the fundamental principle of federalism. The article highlights the financial burdens of climate change on state residents, pointing out that without climate superfund laws, the costs would disproportionately affect working families. States are encouraged to develop innovative solutions to environmental issues, supported by the Tenth Amendment and historical precedents.
The foundation of American government rests on a simple but powerful principle: states are not mere departments of the federal government. They are sovereign entities with both the right and the responsibility to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of their residents.
Trump's recent executive order, which instructs the Justice Department to block state climate laws such as New York's Climate Change Superfund Act, is a direct attack on that principle.
The costs of climate change are staggering, and without action, those costs are already falling entirely on the shoulders of working families.
Under our system of federalism, states have always had broad authority to enact laws that protect their people.
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