For over a decade, the U.S. federal government has failed to pursue major action on climate change , leaving most of the hard work of cutting carbon emissions to individual states. But even without national leadership, many states are succeeding at slashing emissions — and fast. According to a new report from the World Resources Institute , an international research organization, 41 states managed to cut their carbon emissions between 2005 and 2017, even as their economies grew. (State-level emissions data usually takes more than two years to be reported by the U.S. Energy Information Administration , making 2017 data the latest available.) The states leading the charge might not be the ones you expect. Get Grist in your inbox Always free, always fresh Ask your climate scientist if Grist is right for you. See our privacy policy The state that cut emissions the most wasn’t Washington, where Governor […]