(Washington, DC) Voters around the country identified clean water as a top concern and a large majority prefer cleaning up polluted waters to drinking bottled water, according to a national poll released today by American Rivers, the Waterkeeper Alliance, River Network, the American Canoe Association, and dozens of river and watershed groups across the country.
The poll found similar attitudes in many regions of the country, with some exceptions:
New York had the highest percentage of voters (71 percent) that would be at least “somewhat worried” to learn that their tapwater came from local rivers and streams.
Michigan and New York tied for the highest percent of voters (59 percent) indicating that their local rivers had gotten at least “somewhat dirtier” over the past decade.
Posted by Dave at May 21, 2005 09:11 AM