Public opinion about the Environment: climate change, pollution, energy sources, sustainable development, and more.
Environment
Topics at a Glance
Issue Brief
Energy Solution or Accident Waiting to Happen? The Public and Nuclear Power
The meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi revitalized the public debate over the value and safety of nuclear energy. Do Americans see a nuclear plant as a devastating accident waiting to happen - or the solution to climate change?
An Enduring Concern
Public Perspective, September/October 2002. A never ending supply of environmental problems - publicized by media, with encouragement from environmental scientists and activists ...
What do Americans really think about the environment
Public Perspective, May/June 1990. Polling on environmental issues gives us a vivid reminder that poll results can as easily confuse ...
Progress Since the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill?
Monday, March 24, 2014 marked the 25th anniversary of one of the worst environmental disasters in America's history.
Related Data
Energy and Climate Change in the 2016 Election
In 2016 the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago and the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research released the Energy and Climate Change in the 2016 Election poll of 1,096 adults.
Climate Change in the American Mind
The March 2015 Climate Change in the American Mind study asks questions about global climate change issues, including its causes and effects, how to prevent it, and how it relates to one's own personal beliefs and convictions.
Charts & graphics
Americans’ Views about Wildlife Protection
Americans’ Views about Wildlife Protection
Most important environmental problem