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Greenhouse gas emissions from power plants plunge, EPA report shows

By Josh Siegel

Published April 18, 2018 8:15pm ET

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Greenhouse gas emissions from power plants plunge, EPA report shows — Thirty-seven states cut their emissions between 2000-13, according to an analysis of state-level carbon emissions by theÂ Energy Information Administration, the independent analysis arm of the Department of Energy. (AP Photo) | Jim Cole

Greenhouse gas emissions from power plants dropped 25 percent from 2005 to 2016, according to a report Wednesday from the Environmental Protection Agency.

U.S. emissions overall fell 2 percent to 6.5 billion metric tons in 2016 from 2015 and 11 percent from 2005 levels, according to the 2018 edition of the EPA’s “comprehensive annual report of greenhouse gas emissions.”

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