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Biden's job approval rating is 40%, while ratings of his handling of the economy, foreign affairs and the Middle East situation are below his overall approval.
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Americans' views of national conditions remain sour, with 18% satisfied with the way things are going and the Economic Confidence Index holding at -43.
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Thirty-four percent of Americans, down 10 points from a year ago, describe the energy situation in the U.S. as "very serious."
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Of 15 key issues, Americans worry most about inflation and the economy, with concerns about drug use and Social Security increasing in the past year.
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Americans remain evenly divided on nuclear energy, as they were in 2019, but this follows a period from 2004 to 2015 when majorities backed it. Support throughout has varied sharply by party.
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Sharply more Americans than a year ago worry a great deal about the availability and affordability of energy and describe the U.S. energy situation as very serious.
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Americans' satisfaction with a variety of aspects of U.S. life and public policy areas remains depressed from 2020, with many declining further since 2021.
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Increased proportions of Americans worry about the availability and affordability of energy, believe the energy situation in the U.S. is serious, and think there will be a critical energy shortage in the U.S.
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The extreme cold and massive power outages in Texas may lead to shifts in U.S. public opinion on several key issues.
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Be among the first to read °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÖ·'s new series on Americans' views of global warming, environmental issues and energy policies.
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Of 25 U.S. business and industry sectors, the movie and oil and gas industries generate the most politically polarized reviews.
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President Donald Trump's recent executive order about the environment comes at a time when Americans have become more worried about the environment and less worried about energy.