analyzed<\/a>\u00a0the eco-friendliness of each U.S. state across 28 key measures.<\/p>\n\u201cIt\u2019s important for every American to do their part to support greener living and protect our environment. However, it\u2019s much easier being green in some states than others,\u201d WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo says. \u201cFor example, if a state doesn\u2019t have a great infrastructure for alternative-fuel vehicles, it becomes much harder for residents to adopt that technology. Living in a green state is also very beneficial for the health of you and your family, as you benefit from better air, soil and water quality.\u201d<\/p>\n
How green is Texas, and how does it compare to other states? The state still ranks among the worst, despite slight improvement.<\/p>\n
Earth Day is observed annually on April 22, which falls on a Wednesday in 2026. It marks the anniversary of the modern environmental movement, which began in 1970, according to EarthDay.org.<\/p>\n
The Lone Star State improved slightly in its score and rankings from last year\u00a0\u2014 but not by much. It ranked lowest nationally for environmental quality in 2025. This year, it ranked above Nevada and Louisiana in the subcategory.<\/p>\n
WalletHub also noted an environmental trend based states’ political identity. The average ranking among blue (Democrat) states was nearly three times higher than that of red (Republican) states.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With Earth Day a week away, you may find yourself pondering sustainability \u2014 whether on a personal or…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":251035,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133,95136,43925,27,511],"class_list":{"0":"post-251034","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-austin","8":"tag-austin","9":"tag-austin-headlines","10":"tag-austin-news","11":"tag-ecology-environmental","12":"tag-environmental-conservation","13":"tag-texas","14":"tag-wallethub"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251034"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251034\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/251035"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=251034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=251034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}