Vehicle emissions on the rise in Seattle metro areas
Vehicle emissions are up around the country, including in the Puget Sound region.
Boston University (BU) has been collecting emissions data for the Seattle metro area, which it defines as Everett to Tacoma, and it looked at other data between 1990 and 2017 from metro areas across the country.
BU found emissions from driving has grown over the last three decades. Using the university's data, the New York Times mapped auto emissions across America.
The analysis found the Seattle metro area’s total emissions are up 71% since 1990. It's up 14% per person for that same time period.
New York metro area with a population of 20 million accounted for the largest share of emissions from driving with a 27% increase since 1990, which is a 9% increase per person.
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