Along with that came a perspective on the states. And not surprising, we see this in the legislative history of those major environmental statutes when they were passed, There was a general perception that states were not doing enough with respect to environmental regulation. and that it was necessary to have a strong federal role. And basically federal government work would step up if the states did not. (08:21–08:41)
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