A new Pew Research Center survey in 17 advanced economies spanning North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region finds widespread concern about the personal impact of global climate change. Most citizens say they are willing to change how they live and work at least some to combat the effects of […] Read more »
Analysis of Polls Finds Majorities Support 28 Proposals in Budget Reconciliation Plan
In a comprehensive analysis of polls on major proposals in the proposed reconciliation budget—related to health care, the environment, education, safety net programs and more—all 28 receive majority support, in most cases large majorities. For all proposals, this includes majorities of Democrats and independents. Among Republicans, majorities support 14 of […] Read more »
Opposition to U.S. Government Surveillance Grows
Americans have been consistently opposed to warrantless surveillance of phone calls and emails of American citizens for monitoring threats against the United States, but opposition to such surveillance outside of the country has increased over the past 10 years. Twenty years after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, less […] Read more »
The Unbearable Summer
… This has been the West’s summer of extremes. In every direction, the consequences of climate change across the region have become more tangible, immediate, inescapable. “It feels like the first inkling of an apocalyptic movie,” Jay Inslee, the Washington governor and a longtime leader on climate issues, told me […] Read more »
California’s vaccinated say unvaccinated are adding risk; strong support for mandates
As Californians express widespread concern about the Delta variant, they overwhelmingly say the state’s recent rise in cases was preventable, had more people gotten vaccinated and taken more precautions. … Meanwhile, as the effort to recall Governor Gavin Newsom heads into its final month, Newsom faces what looks like a […] Read more »
California: Water Supply and Drought Are Now Top Environmental Concern
When asked to name the most important environmental issue facing the state today, Californians are most likely to mention water supply and drought—a shift from a year ago. About six in ten Californians approve of Governor Newsom’s handling of environmental issues, and a similar share approve of President Biden on […] Read more »