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Climate Cast ®
Paul Huttner and Ngoc Bui

Climate denialism mapped to geography and political affiliation

EPA National Rivers Assessment
Ships travel along the Mississippi River in LaPlace, La., as the sun sets on Oct. 20.
Gerald Herbert | AP 2023

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A recent study shows nearly 15 percent of Americans “do not believe in climate change.”

So, what drives climate denialism in the U.S.?

Joshua Newell is a professor and co-director of the Center for Sustainable Systems. He was one of the authors of this research and broke down his findings.

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