Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for March 14, 2023
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March 14, 2023: Sixty-one percent (61%) of voters say that there should be a limit on how long the EPA can review a project before final approval. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that, of this group, 86% say the EPA should have no more than six months for review, including 65% who say they should have no more than 90 days.
The survey also found that voters are divided about the current state of federal environmental regulations. Thirty-five percent (35%) say they are too lenient, 29% that they are too strict, and 23% that they are about right.
Methodology
The survey of 1,000 Registered Voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on February 28-March 1, 2023. Field work for the survey was conducted by RMG Research, Inc. Certain quotas were applied, and the sample was lightly weighted by geography, gender, age, race, education, internet usage, and political party to reasonably reflect the nation’s population of registered voters. Other variables were reviewed to ensure that the final sample is representative of that population.
The margin of sampling error for the full sample is +/- 3.1 percentage points.
Note: Neither Scott Rasmussen, ScottRasmussen.com, nor RMG Research, Inc. have any affiliation with Rasmussen Reports. While Scott Rasmussen founded that firm, he left nearly a decade ago and has had no involvement since that time.
Survey Questions
If a developer submits detailed plans for approval that meet all the relevant environmental protection standards, should there be a limit on how long the EPA can review the project before final approval?
- 61%-Yes
- 23%-No
- 16%-Not sure
[If yes] If a proposal meets all the environmental protection standards, how quickly should the EPA be required to approve the project?
- 65%-Within 90 days
- 21%-Within 6 months
- 9%-Within one year
- 0%-Within two years
- 0%-More than two years
- 5%-Not sure
Overall, are federal environmental regulations too strict, too lenient, or about right?
- 29%-Too strict
- 35%-Too lenient
- 23%-About right
- 14%-Not sure
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