Which States Have the Most Climate-Friendly Transportation

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March 11, 2025, 5:30 PM

• •States on the East and West coasts are making better progress in cutting emissions from the transportation systems than the rest of the country.
• •The group's research also found that states in the Southeast and Midwest lagged their coastal counterparts on most measures.
• •Vermont scored the highest, followed by a cluster of states in New England, the mid-Atlantic and the West Coast. Texas, which has historically focused on freeways to the detriment of other forms of transportation, scored the lowest.

A new report from the Natural Resources Defense Council found that states on the East and West coasts are making better progress in cutting emissions from the transportation systems than the rest of the country. The group's research also found that states in the Southeast and Midwest lagged their coastal counterparts on most measures.

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