CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Proposed new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations would require Wyoming to cut carbon dioxide emissions less than neighboring states in part because coal generates a large share of the state’s electricity.

The EPA last week announced the rules and a goal of cutting emissions of the greenhouse gas by 30 percent nationwide, compared with 2005 levels, by 2030.

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