Overview

• Data for Progress surveyed 1,127 likely voters nationwide on Aug. 15–18 and reports a margin of error of ±3 percentage points.
• 86% of respondents say greenhouse-gas emissions should be regulated, including 94% of Democrats, 87% of independents, and 79% of Republicans.
• Only 15% of voters say emissions are not a public-health threat, including 24% of Republicans.
• In July, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced plans to rescind the 2009 endangerment finding that underpins federal rules on carbon dioxide and methane, including vehicle and power-plant standards.
• An opinion column in The Hill argues that repealing the finding would undercut Clean Air Act protections and cites EPA estimates of substantial health and economic benefits from air-pollution controls.