Where Americans stand on climate change

The latest statistics show many Americans have experienced effects of climate change and support green policy endeavors.


As firefighters struggled to contain the wildfires that tore through the west coast throughout September — hitting growers and nurseries in California and Oregon — the issue of climate change continues to be a hot-button topic circulating amongst politicians, news outlets and social media spheres. While there is no denying the catastrophic damage of global warming, it’s important to note how Americans view important environmental issues. We rounded up some key findings from The Pew Research Center from their April 21 article, “How Americans see climate change and the environment in 7 charts.” Here are some of the notable points Pew discovered:
SOURCE: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/04/21/how-americans-see-climate-change-and-the-environment-in-7-charts/
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