Today’s Solutions: July 16, 2025

Although the executive branch continues to tout coal as America’s top energy source, the public is not buying into this illusion. A new survey of US public opinion found that while Americans still seem lukewarm on reducing fossil fuel production in general, they are rapidly turning against coal. In just a year’s time, the number of Americans who say they strongly support coal phase-out increased from 18 percent in 2016 to 29 percent in 2017. Meanwhile, the number who strongly oppose the policy commensurately decreased from 31 percent in 2016 to 20 percent in 2017.

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