62% of REPUBLICAN voters want their Republican leaders to let the EPA do its job Fact.

62% of Republicans Want Their Leaders to Leave the EPA Alone

treehugger.com 12 Oct '11, 7pm

62% of REPUBLICAN voters want their Republican leaders to let the EPA do its job Fact.

Hell, even 62% of registered Republican voters are still greatly in favor of allowing the EPA to go ahead with new rules that would clamp down on toxic emissions and air pollution. Too bad the politicians that represent them don't recognize that view. The Ceres poll , conducted by Hart Research Associates and the GS Strategy Group, focuses on public attitudes toward the EPA in general, and then on two proposed rules that would would prevent different kinds of pollution. Those are the Cross State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) and the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards Rule (MACT). The former would protect people from power plant pollution that is liable to drift across state lines, and the later clamps down on toxic pollutants and mercury emissions. As such, it's not much of a surprise that everyone's pretty on board with both. Check it : 88% of Democrats, 85% of Independents, a...

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