States With the Highest (and Lowest) Carbon Pollution Rates
These places have the most or least carbon dioxide emissions per capita.
Editor's Note: This story originally appeared on Filterbuy.
The world is now grappling with the long-term ramifications of climate change, including extreme weather events, changes to water resources and agriculture, and newfound health challenges. Many governments are mobilizing to limit the effects of climate change and reduce carbon output as quickly as they can.
And on that front, while there is much more that can be done to lower carbon emissions in the U.S., data from the last three decades shows that America has begun trending in the right direction.