Los Angeles is by far the leading city when it comes to having ENERGY STAR-certified commercial buildings, outdistancing Washington, D.C., New York, Atlanta, and San Francisco, according to a new report from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
LA had 876 such buildings, followed by D.C. with 631, and New York with 390.
EPA says 16% of the nation's greenhouse gas emissions come from energy used by commercial buildings at a cost of more than $190 billion per year.
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