Early in Joe Biden’s tenure as president, a slightly diminished 56% majority of Americans think the U.S. government is doing too little to protect the environment. This marks a five-percentage-point decline from one year ago and coincides with a nine-point increase in those saying the government is doing too much (15%). Meanwhile, an essentially unchanged 29% say the government’s actions are about right. …
Sixty-five percent of Americans think Biden will do a good job handling the environment, which is not as high as the reading for Obama (79%) but much higher than those for Republican presidents Bush (51%) and Trump (36%). CONTINUED
Megan Brenan, Gallup
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