A new Winning the West 2018 poll released today by the Center for Western Priorities shows the growing influence of the “Outdoor Voting Bloc” in Mountain West swing states. The Winning the West 2018 poll — conducted for the second consecutive election cycle in Colorado, Montana and Nevada, and for […] Read more »
Public backs action on global warming – but with cost concerns and muted urgency
Public awareness of global warming is up and support for action is broad, with eight in 10 Americans saying the federal government should try to achieve the same deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions called for in the international treaty rejected by Donald Trump. Sixty-one percent in a new national […] Read more »
As Americans Experienced the Warmest May on Record Their Acceptance of Global Warming Reaches a New High
Over the course of the last 10 years the National Surveys on Energy and the Environment (NSEE) has fielded 19 surveys in which Americans have been asked if they believe there is solid evidence of global warming. In the latest version of this ongoing research initiative from the University of […] Read more »
As Americans Age, Their Support for Environmentalism Declines
Younger Americans tend to be more environmentally conscious than their parents and grandparents. This has lead science educators such as Bill Nye to argue societal attitudes toward the topic will shift as older generations die off. Disturbing new research suggests that may be a false hope. It reports Americans grow […] Read more »
Most Americans say climate change affects their local community, including two-thirds living near coast
Roughly six-in-ten Americans (59%) say climate change is currently affecting their local community either a great deal or some, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. … Two-thirds of Americans who live within 25 miles of a coastline (67%) say climate change is affecting their local community at least […] Read more »
Majorities See Government Efforts to Protect the Environment as Insufficient
Majorities of Americans say the federal government is doing too little to protect key aspects of the environment including water (69%) and air quality (64%). And two-thirds of Americans (67%) say the government is doing too little to reduce the effects of climate change. These findings come after a year […] Read more »