U.S. Sees Historic Drop in Fossil Fuel Use In 2020

Boise State Public Radio News | By Madelyn Beck

Published July 9, 2021 at 9:35 AM MDT

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Americans’ fossil fuel consumption dropped 9% last year to its lowest point in three decades. It was also the nation’s largest recorded decrease in fossil fuel use.

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Madelyn Beck

Madelyn Beck is Boise State Public Radio's regional reporter with the Mountain West News Bureau. She's from Montana but has reported everywhere from North Dakota to Alaska to Washington, D.C. Her last few positions included covering energy resources in Wyoming and reporting on agriculture/rural life issues in Illinois.

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