Poll: Nonmetropolitan Nebraskans’ Opinions about Water, Climate, and Energy

Analysis of the Nebraska Rural poll revealed interesting insights about climate, energy, and water issues:

• Rural Nebraskans’ concerns about severe weather events have fluctuated over time —  at least one-half of rural Nebraskans are concerned or very concerned about more severe droughts or dry periods (55%) and more extreme summer temperatures (50%). 
• A slight majority of rural Nebraskans agree that human activity is contributing to climate change.
• Most rural Nebraskans both agree that we will learn to live with and adapt to climate change (63%) and that we have a responsibility to future generations to reduce the effects of climate change (59%).
• Rural Nebraskans are less supportive of additional investment in wind and solar energy than they were in 2015.