During April to May of 2020, 67 percent of respondents thought that their government was doing too little in protecting water quality of lakes, rivers, and streams. Furthermore, 65 percent of the respondents agreed that the U.S. government were doing too little to reduce the effects of global climate change and to protect the air quality.
Public opinion on how well the government protects the environment in the United States as of May 2020
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Pew Research Center. (June 23, 2020). Public opinion on how well the government protects the environment in the United States as of May 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/869395/public-opinion-on-how-well-the-us-government-protects-the-environment/
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