Sunday, September 06, 2020

Do Americans care about the environmental issues going on right now in America?

 

Do Americans care about the environmental issues affecting their country right now?           Sammi Perry


    Overall, Americans do support protecting the environment but there are partisan divides on this issue. In a survey last year, they found that 74% of adults want the government to do whatever it takes to help the environment. This was compared with 23%, who said the country doesn’t need to put any more effort into the environment. Democrats lean toward saving the environment more than Republicans do. 



There also has been a big gap in support for environmental issues, that has increased to 38% between Republicans and Democrats. Now, 58% of Republicans say that the government spends too much on the environment that leads to hurting the economy and jobs. Even though 55% of Americans ranked environmental issues as a top policy issue, 76% of Americans believed in strengthening the economy and preventing terrorist attacks. Even only 1 in 5 people actively say they want to make an effort to protect the environment. There is even only 32% of people who say they are bothered by people who don’t recycle. Although, data does show that 46% of people actively try to recycle. There is always a spilt view on enviormental issues between both political parties.Overall, helping save the environment, in my mind, is a top priority because it lacked support in past years. 





News Article: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/04/20/for-earth-day-heres-how-americans-view-environmental-issues/ 


     


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