US carbon pollution rose in 2025. Experts blame cold winter, high natural gas prices, data centers

By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a reversal from previous years’ pollution reductions, the United States spewed 2.4% more heat-trapping gases from the burning of fossil fuels in 2025 than in the year before, researchers calculated in a study released Tuesday.

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