A number Of Americans Don’t Think Climate Change Is Real

By Douglas McIntyre  •  February 22, 2026

According to a new study from Yale, almost a quarter of Americans don’t believe in climate change or doubt its reality. That creates a problem for advancing public policy about climate protection. Douglas A. McIntyre explains.

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