ISSUE GUIDES: Environment
PUBLIC VIEW: BILLS & PROPOSALS
- Most Americans say they favor stricter laws to protect the environment, but support falls when the question refers to cost
- Americans are divided on whether the environment or economic growth should be given priority
- During a lagging economy, fewer Americans say they favor protecting the environment at the risk of curbing economic growth
- Support for protecting the environment at the expense of energy production can depend on how the prompt is worded
- Slight majorities choose conservation over energy production
- Given the choice, most Americans say the country should pursue both energy production and conservation equally
- Large majorities say they favor better fuel efficiency for autos, giving tax breaks to companies that develop new...
- The majority of Americans favor setting higher emissions and pollution standards for businesses, but most oppose...
- Large majorities favor higher emissions standards for cars, but half say they are not willing to pay more for gas to reduce...
- More than half of Americans oppose building new nuclear power plants
- More than half of Americans say protecting the environment should be a top priority in crafting U.S. trade policy, but...
- Nearly all Americans say international trade agreements should require countries to meet minimum standards for workers and...
- Most Americans say American companies operating abroad should abide by U.S. environmental standards
- Four in 10 Americans say the U.S. should agree to the Kyoto treaty on global warming, but more than one-third are not sure
- More than half of Americans oppose opening up Alaska's Wildlife Refuge for oil exploration
- Most Americans say that protecting endangered species is more important that protecting property rights
- Slightly more than one-third of Americans think the U.S. government can do "a lot" about reducing global warming, but most...
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