Photo: KSTP/ Bob Diepenbrock
Viewer Bob Diepenbrock took this photo of the sunrise over Lake Pepin.
Photo: KSTP/ Bob Diepenbrock
Viewer Bob Diepenbrock took this photo of the sunrise over Lake Pepin.
April 20, 2018 03:47 PM
Minnesota cracked the top 10 states in the country on a recent report about the most environmental friendly states.
WalletHub's report ranks the most environmentally friendly due to the upcoming celebration of Earth Day, which is Sunday.
The ranking was based off of the states' energy-efficiency score, carbon-dioxide emissions, total municipal solid wast per capita among other factors.
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In the end, the report concluded that Vermont was the most environmentally friendly state in the U.S while West Virginia was ranked last.
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Minnesota was ranked as the sixth environmentally friendly state.
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The results are below:
Greenness of Minnesota (1=Greenest, 25=Avg.):
Source: WalletHub
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Updated: April 20, 2018 03:47 PM
Created: April 18, 2018 11:42 AM
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