Following a political standoff that briefly delayed his annual speech to the nation, President Donald Trump will deliver his second State of the Union address on Tuesday night. The speech comes amid a debate between Trump and congressional Democrats over border security – one that recently led to the longest […] Read more »
Poll shows strong support for public lands protections, unpopularity of Trump administration’s ‘energy dominance’ agenda
The ninth annual Colorado College State of the Rockies Project Conservation in the West Poll released today shows voters in the Mountain West continue to support efforts to keep public lands protected and accessible, putting them at odds with the Trump administration’s “energy dominance” agenda. The poll surveyed the views […] Read more »
The great irony of climate change politics is red states face more pain
Climate change will impose the greatest economic losses on Republican-leaning areas of the country that are almost uniformly resisting new efforts to combat it, according to a sweeping new study released Tuesday. In the study, researchers at the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program found that states, counties and congressional districts […] Read more »
Americans Most Satisfied With Nation’s Military, Security
Two years into Donald Trump’s presidency, Americans remain most satisfied with the state of U.S. military strength and preparedness (78%) and the nation’s security from terrorism (68%), among a list of 22 policy areas. At the other end of the spectrum, the public is least satisfied with the nation’s campaign […] Read more »
AP-NORC Poll: Disasters influence thinking on climate change
When it comes to their views on climate change, Americans are looking at natural disasters and their local weather, according to a new poll. … The poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago finds 74 percent of […] Read more »
American worries about global warming surge to all-time highs
This report documents a continued upward trend in Americans’ concern about global warming, as reflected in several key indicators tracked since 2008, including substantial increases in Americans’ certainty that global warming is happening and harming people in the United States now. The proportion of Americans who are very worried about […] Read more »