ISSUE GUIDES: Environment
PUBLIC VIEW: PEOPLE’S CHIEF CONCERNS
- More than half of Americans say protecting the environment should be a top priority for Congress, but...
- On environmental issues, Americans say they worry most about water pollution
- Public concern about pollution, and identification with environmentalism, have declined over time
- More than half of Americans say pollution will get worse, and three quarters say any amount of health risk from pollution...
- About half of Americans say that they are sympathetic to the environmental movement but not active
- Majorities say the environmental movement has done more good than harm, but half say the country is "losing ground" on...
- Americans are more likely to give higher marks to the quality of the environment where they live
- Nearly all Americans consider the price of gas to be at least a "major problem" and nearly two-thirds say it has...
- Half of Americans say they expect gas prices to stay about the same or decrease a little
- Half of Americans say they would favor drilling in environmentally sensitive areas with the proper controls in place
- Three-quarters of Americans say they believe the theory of global warming is a proven fact
- Seven in 10 Americans say they're at least somewhat worried about global warming, but it is low on their list of...
- Majorities say population growth is a problem both in the United States and more are likely to say it will be...
- Two-thirds of Americans say they worry at least a "fair amount" about damage to the earth's ozone layer
- Seven in 10 Americans say they recycle and a plurality say they use 'green' products whenever possible
- Younger Americans are more likely to be pessimistic about the environment
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