Memo: Voters Overwhelmingly Support Climate Equity Policies
By Danielle Deiseroth, Marcela Mulholland, and Julian Brave NoiseCat
Executive Summary
Voters express high levels of concern about the pollution of air, water, and soil in their communities, as well as pollutants within their households—all key indicators of environmental injustice.
A majority of voters (67 percent), including a majority of Democrats, independents, and Republicans, support a federal equity mapping initiative.
A majority of voters (53 percent) agree that new clean energy jobs would benefit low-income communities and communities of color that are disproportionately affected by hazardous pollution from factories and industrial plants.
