Some states are greener than others—not so much literally but in terms of their environmental practices. WalletHub has a new ranking that puts Vermont first and Louisiana last after crunching various metrics, including air quality, water quality, LEED-certified buildings, gas consumption, energy consumption from renewable resources, etc. Read on for the top and bottom 10 states:
The greenest states, along with their score out of 100:
- Vermont, 76.35
- New York, 75.49
- Oregon, 75.24
- Connecticut, 73.89
- Minnesota, 73.13
- Massachusetts, 72.53
- California, 69.40
- Rhode Island, 69.00
- South Dakota, 68.45
- New Hampshire, 67.79
Read on for the bottom 10:
The bottom 10 "greenest" states:
- Texas, 46.67
- Oklahoma, 42.80
- Mississippi, 42.69
- Arkansas, 40.09
- Alabama, 39.99
- North Dakota, 37.90
- Wyoming, 36.91
- Kentucky, 32.23
- West Virginia, 28.77
- Louisiana, 23.96
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