Carbon dioxide emissions were up four percent nationwide in the first quarter of this year. That is because drivers logged a record number of miles despite record-high gas prices.
U.S. drivers traveled more than 753 billion miles from January through the end of March as most people feel comfortable traveling again post-pandemic. That is the highest mileage for that time period since the federal government began tallying in 1970.
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