feds

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States historically haven’t had incentive to police the program since the feds pay the bills.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

If states didn’t submit plans by September 2016, or if the EPA disapproved of them, the feds would take over.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Not until 1996 did the feds ban most leaded gas, something California did two years earlier.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

When leagues have to rely on the feds, it is no longer a governance issue — it is a business risk.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

“Yep. It’s like you said. No great thing is ever done solo. Sometimes we have to bump these things up to the next level. The feds have more resources than I do.”

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein