March 29, 2024
Poll: Californians rank environmental concerns
SAN FRANCISCO – (INT) – Californians are most likely to mention water supply and drought as their top environmental concerns.

The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) found that last July, fewer Californians—10% adults, 11% likely voters—pointed to water supply and drought as the top environmental issue facing the state; instead, climate change was most likely to be named as most important.

A year ago, one in four Californians said that water supply and drought is the most important environmental issue facing the state. Smaller shares named wildfires (17% adults, 18% likely voters), climate change (13% adults, 16% likely voters), and air pollution and vehicle emissions (6% adults, 5% likely voters).

Strong majorities believe the effects of climate change have already started. One in ten or fewer (8% adults, 10% likely voters) believe the effects of climate change will never happen. Views are divided along partisan lines, with 82 percent of Democrats and 68 percent of independents saying the effects of climate change are already underway.

The PPIC also found overwhelming majorities believe that climate change is a factor in the environmental challenges now facing the state: 80 percent say that climate change has contributed to the current drought, and 78 percent say that climate change has contributed to California’s recent wildfires.
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