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Federal law supersedes state law.
Can't states have laws that are stricter than federal law though? California has a lot of laws that are stricter than federal laws, for example tighter regulation of guns, better worker protection (for things like overtime and rest breaks), etc. I don't get how laws about cars are any different.
From TFA:
In this case, California was utilizing a federal law to effectively ban ICE vehicles and Congress closed that "loop hole."
State laws are wholly operating within federal law, insofar as the federal government has the authority granted to it by the constitution to do so. Anything not granted to the federal government is defacto state territory according to their constitution.
I'm not the guy to really explain your specific questions though. Most of that has to do with a long history of legal precedent and constitutional law over hundreds of years.
So the Ministry of ~~Love~~ ~~Truth~~ ~~Peace~~ Clean Air legally prohibits states from having clean air?
The clean air act lowered the standards, yes