2023’s Greenest States
Maryland Among The Most Environmentally Friendly States
With Earth Day around the corner and the U.S. having experienced $165 billion in damage from weather and climate disasters during 2022, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2023’s Greenest States, as well as expert commentary.
The state of Maryland was ranked second with the most LEED-Certified Buildings per Capita.
In order to showcase the states doing right by Mother Earth, WalletHub compared the 50 states in terms of 25 key metrics that speak to the current health of the environment and residents’ environmental-friendliness. The data set ranges from green buildings per capita to the share of energy consumption from renewable resources.
Checkout how Maryland ranked in other metrics:
13th – Air Quality
20th – Soil Quality
1st – Water Quality
2nd – LEED-Certified Buildings per Capita
9th – Energy Consumption per Capita
14th – Gasoline Consumption (in Gallons) per Capita
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