Opinion Weekend
July 8-9, 2023
Four in 10 Americans say their air quality is currently being affected by wildfires Taylor Orth, Kathy Frankovic & Carl Bialik, YouGov When Canadian wildfires were affecting many Americans' air quality last month, about one-third said their air quality had been affected by wildfires, including a much higher share in the Northeast. The recent Canadian fires have had an even broader reach, the latest Economist/YouGov poll finds: 42% of Americans now say their air quality has been affected, including at least 70% in both the Midwest and Northeast.
More Americans now blame inflation on large corporations than did so last October Taylor Orth & Carl Bialik, YouGov A recent YouGov poll reasked questions about inflation first asked of Americans in October 2022, revealing insights into whom Americans blame for the issue and what they think should be done about it.


