As of June 2022, more than six out of ten likely voters in the U.S. believed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should be allowed to regulate air pollution that contributes to climate change. This view was strongest among democrat voters, with 82 percent of survey respondents defending the EPA's pollution regulation authority. In contrast, only 41 percent of Republicans stated the same.
On June 30, 2022 - two weeks after the survey was conducted - the Supreme Court ruled on the West Virginia vs. EPA case, deciding that the EPA had overstepped its authority in regulating carbon emissions from power plants. As of 2021, two of the most polluting U.S. power plants were in West Virginia.
Share of likely voters who believe the EPA should be allowed to regulate air pollution that contributes to climate change as of June 2022, by party identification
* The survey was conducted before the Supreme Court ruling on West Virginia vs. EPA.
Percentage points exceeding 100 percent are probably due to rounding.
Figures are based on voters responses after being given the main supporting and opposing arguments of the case.
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Data for Progress. (June 21, 2022). Share of likely voters who believe the EPA should be allowed to regulate air pollution that contributes to climate change as of June 2022, by party identification [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318569/us-perception-on-epa-pollution-regulation-authority/
Data for Progress. "Share of likely voters who believe the EPA should be allowed to regulate air pollution that contributes to climate change as of June 2022, by party identification." Chart. June 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318569/us-perception-on-epa-pollution-regulation-authority/
Data for Progress. (2022). Share of likely voters who believe the EPA should be allowed to regulate air pollution that contributes to climate change as of June 2022, by party identification. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318569/us-perception-on-epa-pollution-regulation-authority/
Data for Progress. "Share of Likely Voters Who Believe The Epa Should Be Allowed to Regulate Air Pollution That Contributes to Climate Change as of June 2022, by Party Identification." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318569/us-perception-on-epa-pollution-regulation-authority/
Data for Progress, Share of likely voters who believe the EPA should be allowed to regulate air pollution that contributes to climate change as of June 2022, by party identification Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318569/us-perception-on-epa-pollution-regulation-authority/ (last visited October 02, 2024)
Share of likely voters who believe the EPA should be allowed to regulate air pollution that contributes to climate change as of June 2022, by party identification [Graph], Data for Progress, June 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318569/us-perception-on-epa-pollution-regulation-authority/
