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    In Trump vs. California, the state is winning nearly all its environmental cases

    by Anna M. Phillips, Los Angeles Times May 07, 2019 5 minutes

    WASHINGTON - More than two years into the Trump presidency, California has embraced its role as chief antagonist - already suing the administration more times than Texas took President Barack Obama to court during eight years in office.

    California's lawsuits have targeted the administration's policies on immigration, health care and education. But nowhere has the legal battle had a greater impact than on Trump's agenda of dismantling Obama-era environmental and public health regulations.

    In its rush to delay, repeal and rewrite rules it considers unduly burdensome to industry, the administration has experienced significant setbacks in court. Federal judges have sided with California and environmental groups in cases concerning air pollution, pesticides and the royalties that the government receives from companies that extract oil, gas and coal from

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