Arguments about the environment through the years have often been framed as strict tradeoffs between either helping it or helping the economy. Naturally, that’s reflected in a lot of our old poll questions over four decades of surveys, with a steady run of climate-or-costs-types of choices offered; would you pick […] Read more »
Water Pollution Remains Top Environmental Concern in U.S.
Of six environmental problems facing the U.S., Americans remain most worried about those that affect water quality. Majorities express “a great deal” of worry about the pollution of both drinking water (56%) and rivers, lakes and reservoirs (53%). CONTINUED Megan Brenan, Gallup The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown of […] Read more »
CBS News poll: Americans support U.S. engaging globally on climate
As President Biden prepares to host world leaders for a virtual climate summit this week, most Americans continue to think climate change needs to be addressed urgently, and eight in 10 would have the U.S. be at least part of an international response to do so, including those who want […] Read more »
Environmental Record a Factor for Most U.S. Job Seekers
About seven in 10 U.S. workers say that a company’s environmental record matters to some degree in whether or not they would take a job with that company. This includes 24% who say that it is a “major factor” and a 45% plurality who say a company’s environmental record is […] Read more »
Fewer in U.S. Say Government Environmental Action Lacking
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 […] Read more »
Americans’ Emphasis on Environmental Protection Shrinks
As the country continues to recover from the economic shock waves created by the coronavirus pandemic, Americans are more divided than they have been in several years about whether protecting the environment (50%) or strengthening the economy (42%) should be the greater priority. … As Gallup has reported previously, Americans’ […] Read more »