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Report: US greenhouse gas emissions rose 6.2% in 2021

By Christopher Hutton
Published January 10, 2022 2:42pm ET
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Report: US greenhouse gas emissions rose 6.2% in 2021
In this Dec. 4, 2017 file photo, a large field of coal is stored on the property of Dominon Energy's Chesterfield Power station along the James River in Chester, Va. One of the biggest fights at the General Assembly this year is over electric rates and whether most Virginians are paying too much on their monthly bills. | (Steve Helber/AP)

The United States’s greenhouse gas emissions rebounded in 2021, reflecting both the growing concerns about climate change and the economy’s return to a state of normalcy.

The rebound appears to come from a jump in coal-fired power and road transportation, according to a new report released on Monday.

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