environment and energy / http://backend.userland.com/rss ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½WebTeam Black Americans are more likely to worry about harmful pollution where they live. Racial differences are substantial in suburbs, towns and rural areas. /poll/643604/black-adults-concerned-others-local-pollution.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/643604/black-adults-concerned-others-local-pollution.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 16 Apr 2024 08:00:00 GMT Biden's job approval rating is 40%, while ratings of his handling of the economy, foreign affairs and the Middle East situation are below his overall approval. /poll/642620/biden-job-rating-steady-middle-east-approval.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/642620/biden-job-rating-steady-middle-east-approval.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 22 Mar 2024 18:30:00 GMT Three-fourths of Black Americans (76%) and 70% of Hispanic Americans say they personally worry "a great deal" about pollution of drinking water, compared with 48% of White Americans who respond this way. /poll/505532/black-hispanic-adults-worried-tainted-water.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/505532/black-hispanic-adults-worried-tainted-water.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 10 May 2023 08:30:00 GMT The 55% of Americans who favor using nuclear energy as a source of electricity is up four points since last year to its highest level since 2012. /poll/474650/americans-support-nuclear-energy-highest-decade.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/474650/americans-support-nuclear-energy-highest-decade.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 25 Apr 2023 08:00:00 GMT Americans' support for decreasing the use of fossil fuels to reduce gas emissions is steady at 58%; Democrats are more in favor than Republicans. /poll/474485/support-slashing-fossil-fuel-steady.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/474485/support-slashing-fossil-fuel-steady.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 19 Apr 2023 08:00:00 GMT Pollution of drinking water and of natural waterways remain the most worrying environmental problems of six measured by Gallup. /poll/474278/concern-several-environmental-problems-dips.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/474278/concern-several-environmental-problems-dips.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 17 Apr 2023 08:00:00 GMT Four percent of Americans report that they currently own an electric vehicle, and the public remains largely unconvinced that the use of EVs does a lot to help address climate change. /poll/474095/americans-not-completely-sold-electric-vehicles.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/474095/americans-not-completely-sold-electric-vehicles.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 12 Apr 2023 08:00:00 GMT President Biden remains underwater in his overall job approval rating and his ratings on the economy, foreign affairs, energy and the environment. /poll/472895/biden-overall-approval-key-issue-ratings-lackluster.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/472895/biden-overall-approval-key-issue-ratings-lackluster.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 28 Mar 2023 08:00:00 GMT After hitting a new low in July, President Joe Biden's job approval rating is up six points to 44%, mostly because of independents' higher approval. /poll/398117/biden-job-rating-rises-highest-year.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/398117/biden-job-rating-rises-highest-year.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 25 Aug 2022 18:30:00 GMT Americans remain evenly divided on nuclear energy, as they were in 2019, but this follows a period from 2004 to 2015 when majorities backed it. Support throughout has varied sharply by party. /poll/392831/americans-divided-nuclear-energy.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/392831/americans-divided-nuclear-energy.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 20 May 2022 17:00:00 GMT