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The Trump administration has taken a number of actions<\/a> to promote the development and use of fossil fuels and reduce support for renewable energy. This includes a push to increase<\/a> drilling for oil and natural gas on federal lands and an executive order<\/a> pausing approvals and permits for wind energy projects, including offshore wind. Where do Americans stand on these issues?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When asked about drilling for oil and natural gas on federal land, 33% of Americans say it should be increased and 28% say it should be decreased.<\/strong> The remainder say the amount of oil and natural drilling should be kept the same as it is now (19%) or are not sure (20%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Democrats and Republicans have divergent views on this question, reflecting broader differences on fossil fuel production and use. A majority of Republicans (57%) say drilling for oil and natural gas on federal land should be increased, while only 9% say it should be decreased. In contrast, almost half of Democrats say oil and natural gas drilling should be decreased and about one-in-ten say it should be increased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Younger Republicans are far less likely than older Republicans to say oil and natural gas drilling should be increased on federal land. Roughly one-third of Republicans ages 18 to 29 (34%) say drilling for oil and natural gas on federally owned land should be increased, compared with 70% of Republicans 50 and older. A smaller share of Republicans 18 to 29 (15%) think drilling for oil and natural gas on federal land should be decreased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The survey asked roughly half of respondents whether they favor or oppose more offshore<\/em> wind turbine farms (the other half of respondents were asked about their views on \u201cwind turbine farms,\u201d which is regularly included in our surveys on energy). About seven-in-ten favor more offshore wind farms (69%), while three-in-ten oppose this. <\/strong>More than eight-in-ten Democrats (84%) favor more offshore wind power, while about half of Republicans do (52%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Views on environmental regulations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In March, the Environmental Protection Agency announced that it would scale back many environmental regulations<\/a>, including rules and policies that regulate emissions from cars and trucks. Slightly more than half (54%) of Americans say it is possible to cut back on environmental regulations and still protect air and water quality in the U.S., while 45% say it\u2019s not possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Republicans and Democrats have opposite positions on this question: 77% of Republicans say it is possible to cut back on environmental regulations and still protect air and water quality, and 67% of Democrats say it is not possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Trump administration has taken a number of actions to promote the development and use of fossil fuels and reduce support for renewable energy. This includes a push to increase drilling for oil and natural gas on federal lands and an executive order pausing approvals and permits for wind energy projects, including offshore wind. 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