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Many Midwesterners will likely never believe in climate change. Here’s how to encourage them to act anyway

  • Written by Matthew Houser, Assistant Research Scientist, Indiana University
A farm in LaSalle County, Illinois.Eddie J. Rodriquez/shutterstock.com

The number of politically conservative Americans who are climate skeptics is growing, and the evidence suggests that they’re unlikely to change their opinions.

This is particularly evident in the Midwest. Although 61 percent of U.S. adults are concerned about global...

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