feds

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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signaled late last week that the Empire State will join, pending some technical details from the feds, following Colorado Gov. Jared Polis.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 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

The upshot: Stakeholders would have someone they trust to whom they could report their concerns, without always bringing in the feds.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

Money problems for someone my age are supposed to be about not having any, not about having so much that the feds come after you.

From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen