In jeopardy
Most Americans believe feds doing too little to protect environment
The Environmental Protection Agency has rolled back more than 30 regulations since Trump’s election. Americans remain divided on whether air and water quality can be protected while making such cuts: 52 percent say yes, while 48 percent say no, according to a recent Pew Research Center poll. While renewable energy, such as solar (89 percent) and wind (85 percent), has bipartisan support, a vast political divide remains when it comes to other sources: Conservatives favor offshore drilling (73 percent compared to 16 percent of liberals), coal mining (70 percent vs. 13 percent) and expanded fracking (67 percent vs. 17 percent). Most Americans, however, believe the federal government is doing too little to protect key aspects of the environment. Here’s the percentage of adults who say the government is doing “too little,” by issue: