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4/LL/LV ly barge Majority or hoosiers Jtate t3elier in l.11mate unange In New roil I ICK inaiana tnvironmental reporter <br /> 13 <br /> Along political lines, 66% of Hoosier Republicans surveyed believe that <br /> climate change is happening either somewhat or to a great extent, <br /> compared to 91% of Democrats. <br /> Seventy-five percent of those polled said they would support general <br /> initiatives designed to prepare Indiana for the effects of climate <br /> change, and 60% believe climate change is already starting to harm <br /> people in the U.S. <br /> "T - ese survey res ., su Its cg est <br /> J <br /> tt - oosiers / ncw we M ., st <br /> cct now to protect t - e <br /> environTent we - Eve , whi e <br /> we - Eve it , " -Janet V c ,JcDe <br /> "These survey results suggest that Hoosiers know we must act now to <br /> protect the environment we have, while we have it," said Janet <br /> McCabe, ERI's assistant director of policy and implementation and <br /> former assistant administrator at the U.S. Environmental Protection <br /> Agency. "And as we continue to observe the consequences of a <br /> changing climate — such as recent historic flooding or record-setting <br /> cold — the challenge is hitting close to home. That's especially true <br /> fora pillar of our state's economy: our farmers and all of us who <br /> depend of them for food." <br /> nf % of nninr Rnni ihlin � n � <br /> httnc/banana.Indianoon,irr.nrront�lrennrtor nrn lnnctc ll�rne_m�inrit,_nf_hnnciorc_et�to_holinf_in_r•lirn,to_rh�nno_in_ne.n._nnll 1 <br />