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As states continue to use less coal for electricity, driving electric vehicles becomes even cleaner

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This brief study analyzes, for each individual state, the changes from 2018 to 2020 in the use of coal (one of the two most polluting energy sources) to generate electricity. This study is an update of a study that examined the changes from 2008 to 2018. North Dakota. North Dakota. North Dakota.

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Wyoming leads in vehicle miles traveled per person

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The latest annual data from the Federal Highway Administration show that in 2018 the maximum (348,796 million miles in California) was 94.5 The data apply to 2018. The results show that VMT per person in 2018 ranged from 18,072 miles in Wyoming to 5,261 miles in the District of Columbia. Census Bureau.

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EIA: Permian region expected to drive US crude oil production growth through 2019

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million barrels per day (b/d) in 2018 and 11.7 Source: US Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook, August 2018. million b/d in 2018 and 3.9 Lower wellhead prices in the region are contributing to slower growth in Permian crude oil production in 2019 compared with 2018. million b/d in 2019.

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DOE Lab, partners find high concentrations of rare earth elements in American coal basins

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They include WVU using acid mine drainage from bituminous mines in the Northern and Central Appalachian Coal basins as a feedstock, with final design and construction of bench-scale test facilities beginning in January 2018.

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Profiteering Hampers U.S. Grid Expansion

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The European Commission in 2018 set a target for each member country to transmit across its borders at least 15 percent of the electricity produced in its territories. In the power industry, asset ownership provides control over rules that govern energy markets and transmission service and expansion.

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