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\"Majority<\/a><\/figure>\n\n

The share of Americans who say stricter environmental laws and regulations are \u201cworth the cost\u201d has ticked up in recent years, with a significant shift coming among Republicans.<\/p>\n\n

Today, 63% of U.S. adults say stricter environmental regulations are \u201cworth the cost,\u201d while 30% say such regulations \u201ccost too many jobs and hurt the economy,\u201d according to a new survey by Pew Research Center. Two years ago<\/a>, the balance of opinion was narrower, as 59% said stricter environmental regulations were worth the cost, while 37% said they cost too many jobs.<\/p>\n\n

Partisanship continues to be a major factor in opinions about tougher environmental laws, with Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents far more likely than Republicans and GOP leaners to view stricter laws and regulations as worth the cost.<\/p>\n\n

But since 2017, the share of Republicans who take a positive view of stricter environmental laws has increased, from 36% then to 45% today. There has been little change in Democrats\u2019 views in this period (77% then, 81% now).<\/p>\n\n

Still, Republicans remain less supportive of stricter environmental laws and regulations than they were during the 1990s and much of the 2000s. In 2007, for example, 58% of Republicans said they were worth the cost.<\/p>\n\n

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\"GOP<\/a><\/figure>\n\n

Republicans are divided ideologically over stricter environmental regulations. Among the roughly two-thirds of Republicans and Republican leaners who describe their political views as conservative,<\/a> 60% say stricter laws cost too many jobs and hurt the economy. Among the party\u2019s moderates and liberals (who make up about a third of all Republicans and GOP leaners), 60% say stricter environmental laws are worth the cost.<\/p>\n\n

Among Democrats and Democratic leaners, a larger majority of liberals (88%) than conservatives and moderates (74%) say stricter environmental laws are worth the cost.<\/p>\n\n

There also are gender, age and educational differences in these attitudes. Women (69%) are more likely than men (58%) to say stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost. And while majorities in every age group say stricter environmental laws are worth it, a larger share of those ages 18 to 29 (72%) say this compared with those who are older than 50 (60%).<\/p>\n\n

Positive views of environmental laws and regulations are also more common among adults with more education. Roughly three-quarters of those with a college degree or more (74%) say stricter environmental laws are worth the cost, compared with 59% of those without a college degree.<\/p>\n\n

Note: See full topline results<\/a> and methodology here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Since 2017, the share of Republicans who take a positive view of stricter environmental laws has increased, from 36% then to 45% today. 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