Do Americans Worry About Climate Change? New Polling Shows Concern Is at a Near Record High

Gallup's annual environment poll, released April 14, shows U.S. adult concern about climate change is at a near-record high, with 44% worrying a great deal. This polling, conducted last month, also found a record low 35% of U.S. adults feel positively about environmental quality, a 10-point decline among Independents since last year. This drop in confidence and rising concern comes as the Trump administration repealed the EPA's endangerment finding in February and rolled back Biden-era pollution standards. The survey indicates 63% of U.S. adults believe the government is doing too little on environmental action, the highest level recorded since 1992. Meanwhile, the U.S. experienced its warmest March on record, with the contiguous United States averaging 9.4°F above the 20th-century average.