EPA state grants could fund green policies Democrats couldn't get at federal level

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Democratic climate hawks were unable to get every provision they wanted into the Inflation Reduction Act, constrained by opposition from their own party and procedural rules. But a new program from the Environmental Protection Agency is dangling a carrot in front of states that may want to implement more aggressive green policies — they just need to apply.

The EPA announced in September the details for a $4.6 billion program aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions by allowing lower-level governments to develop plans to fight pollution and compete for funding for their proposals. Birthed by funding from Democrats’ sweeping climate bill passed last year, the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants could possibly pay for a bevy of green provisions that could not be passed at the federal level — including a clean electricity standard, cap and trade programs, carbon taxes, streamlining permitting for renewable energy projects, and more.

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