Although climate scientists have been in the news describing this winter as a strong signal that global warming is producing more extreme weather, Americans are no more likely today (55%) than in the past two years to believe the effects of global warming are occurring. CONT. Lydia Saad, Gallup Read more »
Concern About Environmental Threats Eases
Americans’ concern about several major environmental threats has eased after increasing last year. As in the past, Americans express the greatest worry about pollution of drinking water, and the least about global warming or climate change. CONT. Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Read more »
Americans’ Rating of Environment Inches Up to Record High
Half of Americans rate the overall quality of the environment as “excellent” or “good,” the most positive views of the environment since Gallup began asking this question in 2001. CONT. Rebecca Riffkin, Gallup Read more »
Americans Split on Support for Fracking in Oil, Natural Gas
The practice of hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” has emerged as a divisive issue across the U.S., reflected in Americans’ opinions about it; 40% of Americans say they favor the procedure, while 40% oppose it, and a substantial 19% do not have an opinion. This is amid the Obama administration last […] Read more »
About Half Say Obama Doing Good Job on Environment
As President Barack Obama works to make environmental protection a key issue in the final two years of his administration, about half of Americans (52%) say he is doing a “good job” of protecting the environment. They are less likely to say he is doing a good job of improving […] Read more »
Worries About Terrorism, Race Relations Up Sharply
Out of 15 domestic issues, Americans’ concerns about terrorism and race relations have risen most sharply over the past year. The percentage of Americans who worry “a great deal” about the possibility of a terrorist attack (51%) climbed 12 percentage points from 2014 to 2015, while concerns about race relations […] Read more »