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Poll: 88% Favor Heat Protection, Trump Calls Climate Hoax

7/19/2026

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A poll found 88% of voters support heat-protection measures for workers and 61% say extreme weather has become more frequent.
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse said the public is ahead of politicians on climate-change, noting Yale scientist Jennifer Marlon reported 27% of Americans think warming is natural.
President Donald Trump called climate change a “con job” and “hoax.”
His administration issued a weakened Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for heat-illness protection.

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A poll found 88% of voters support heat-protection measures for workers and 61% say extreme weather has become more frequent.
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse said the public is ahead of politicians on climate-change, noting Yale scientist Jennifer Marlon reported 27% of Americans think warming is natural.
President Donald Trump called climate change a “con job” and “hoax.”
His administration issued a weakened Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for heat-illness protection.