West Virginia and Wyoming were two of the states in the United States that still relied largely on coal as a source of energy in 2017, as their share of carbon dioxide emissions from coal reached 74.2 percent and 71.7 percent, respectively.
Distribution of carbon dioxide emissions from select states in the United States in 2017, by fuel
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EIA. (May 20, 2020). Distribution of carbon dioxide emissions from select states in the United States in 2017, by fuel [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118602/us-states-carbon-dioxide-emissions-share-by-fuel/
EIA. "Distribution of carbon dioxide emissions from select states in the United States in 2017, by fuel." Chart. May 20, 2020. Statista. Accessed October 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118602/us-states-carbon-dioxide-emissions-share-by-fuel/
EIA. (2020). Distribution of carbon dioxide emissions from select states in the United States in 2017, by fuel. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118602/us-states-carbon-dioxide-emissions-share-by-fuel/
EIA. "Distribution of Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Select States in The United States in 2017, by Fuel." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118602/us-states-carbon-dioxide-emissions-share-by-fuel/
EIA, Distribution of carbon dioxide emissions from select states in the United States in 2017, by fuel Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118602/us-states-carbon-dioxide-emissions-share-by-fuel/ (last visited October 03, 2023)
Distribution of carbon dioxide emissions from select states in the United States in 2017, by fuel [Graph], EIA, May 20, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118602/us-states-carbon-dioxide-emissions-share-by-fuel/