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.

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