States on the East and West coasts are making better progress in cutting emissions from the transportation systems than the rest of the country.
That’s according to a report released Tuesday from the Natural Resources Defense Council. It highlighted those states’ efforts in areas such as smart growth policies and the construction of electric vehicle chargers.
“On average, states earned the greatest share of available points on the metric that evaluated their ratio of nonroadway-expansion spending relative to total highway spending, as well as on the metrics that assessed their smart growth policies and EV fast-charge count,” according to the report.
The group’s research also found that states in the Southeast and Midwest lagged their coastal counterparts on most measures — although there were some surprises in states such as Oklahoma.
