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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