Gallup’s 2020 update of its annual Environment survey, conducted March 2-13, records little change in Americans’ views on a number of ratings of the environment as well as the government’s handling of the issue. Interviewing for this survey was conducted as coronavirus-related concerns and closures were mounting across the U.S., […] Read more »
Western Voters Demand Ambitious Agenda to Protect Public Lands
The tenth annual Colorado College State of the Rockies Project Conservation in the West Poll released today shows voters in the Mountain West are calling for an aggressive agenda to protect more public lands in the face of threats from climate change impacts and energy development. The poll, which surveyed […] Read more »
Americans broadly accept climate science, but many are fuzzy on the details
Americans remain shaky on the details of climate science even as they have grown increasingly concerned about human activity warming the Earth, according to a national poll by The Washington Post and the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) that probed the public’s understanding of climate change. The rising alarm is one […] Read more »
Most Americans say climate change impacts their community, but effects vary by region
Roughly six-in-ten U.S. adults (62%) say climate change is currently affecting their local community either a great deal or some, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. This finding is consistent with a 2018 Center survey, in which 59% of Americans said global climate change was affecting their local […] Read more »
Expectations for Climate Change Action
Most Americans believe climate change is happening and that human activity is at least partly to blame. And 66% think their own behavior can have an effect on climate change. But when it comes to global actions, Americans are less optimistic. While 72% are at least moderately confident that the […] Read more »
Record-High Share of Californians Concerned About Global Warming Making Wildfires More Severe
Asked about the possible effects of global warming, a record-high share of Californians are very concerned about wildfires becoming more severe. With the California presidential primary seven months away, Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and Joe Biden are frontrunners in the Democratic primary. These are among the key findings […] Read more »