Fast facts about U.S. views on oil and gas production as White House moves to open Alaska refuge to drilling
As the debate resurfaces over drilling in the wildlife refuge, here are some facts about Americans’ views of expanded oil and gas drilling.
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As the debate resurfaces over drilling in the wildlife refuge, here are some facts about Americans’ views of expanded oil and gas drilling.
Republicans and Democrats remain far apart in their views of the threat to public health posed by the coronavirus outbreak.
70% of Americans say the core strategies for containing COVID-19 are well understood, even though studies have yielded conflicting advice.
Some 63% of Americans say climate change is currently affecting their local community either a great deal or some.
One-in-ten U.S. adults say they have taken part in citizen science in the past year, and 26% say they have ever done so.
Republicans ages 18 to 39 are more likely than their GOP elders to think humans have a large role in climate change.
There is bipartisan support for several proposals to reduce the effects of climate change, especially for large scale tree-plantings to help absorb carbon emissions and offering tax credits to businesses that capture carbon emissions.
Black Americans stand out from other racial and ethnic groups in their attitudes toward key health care questions associated with the pandemic.
Polling finds public trust in medical scientists has increased but only among Democrats – while optimism about a vaccine is broadly shared.
Relatively few Americans say they have tested positive for coronavirus antibodies, but many more believe they may have been infected.
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