People gather outside the White House in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, June 1, 2017, to protest President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate change accord. AP Photo/Susan Walsh Firmin DeBrabander, Maryland Institute College of Art President Donald Trump on June 1 took the dramatic […] Read more »
Montana farmers and ranchers accept climate change as reality
Montana farmers and ranchers know the climate is changing. As evidence, Montana State University Adjunct Professor Timothy Seipel presented a survey Monday that showed 83.5 percent of farmers questioned see climate change as a problem. CONT. Ashley Nerbovig, Missoulian Read more »
Nearly 6 in 10 oppose Trump scrapping Paris agreement
Most Americans oppose President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, with a majority saying the move will damage the United States’ global leadership, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. Opposition to Trump’s decision outpaces support for it by a roughly 2-to-1 margin, with 59 percent […] Read more »
Americans oppose climate pact pullout 2 to 1; plurality rejects the economic argument
Americans oppose Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord by two to one, with a majority saying the decision will weaken U.S. leadership in the world and pluralities rejecting Trump’s claim it’ll boost the economy. CONT. Gary Langer, ABC News Read more »
Most Americans support government regulation to fight climate change. Including in Pittsburgh.
… We took advantage of a survey called the Cooperative Congressional Election Study (CCES), which has an extraordinarily large sample of about 40,000-50,000 Americans. In 2016, the CCES was fielded just before the election and asked this question: “Do you support or oppose the Environmental Protection Agency regulating carbon dioxide […] Read more »
The GOP’s Political Gamble on the Environment
While activists on both sides of the aisle and both ends of the ideological spectrum argue about whether President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris accord is a good idea, the political risks of that decision are undeniable. The president’s announcement is likely to elevate the salience of “the environment” […] Read more »