Carbon dioxide emissions from U.S. power plants rose 2.9 percent in 2007, the biggest single-year increase since 1998, according to new data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Emissions of carbon dioxide from the electric power industry have risen 5.9 percent since 2002, and 11.7 percent since 1997. Texas, Georgia, Arizona, Illinois and California are among the states with the largest increases over the past one, five, and ten years. EIP's report is available below, and detailed 50 state data may be found in the appendices.

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