Adcox emphasized that emphasizing worker safety could help reframe climate policy to prioritize the general public.
"Our hope in continuing to profile the broad and particularly strong support that we see across partisanship for extreme heat protections for workers is a way for us to illustrate what could it look like to take an approach to climate that puts working people first," she said.
Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse criticized the ongoing political silence from some lawmakers on global warming following the release of the data.
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"The new data adds to the mountain of evidence that the public is way ahead of the politicians on the dire consequences of climate change," said Whitehouse.
The senator directly challenged politicians who remain silent on environmental issues during active legislative periods.
"Climate hushers who ignore this righteous fight should take note," he said.
Jennifer Marlon, a senior research scientist at Yale, pointed out that widespread public misconceptions regarding the underlying drivers of global warming still persist.
"This is probably the biggest misconception out there – many Americans still think the warming is due to some kind of natural cycle.
But it isn't," she said.
The survey also revealed that 88% of participants favor state policies requiring employers to provide heat protections like water, shade, and air conditioning for outdoor and indoor laborers.
Jessica E.
Martinez, executive director of the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health, stated that protecting employees from hazardous temperatures has broad public backing.
"These findings send a powerful message: protecting workers from dangerous heat isn't a partisan issue," said Martinez.
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"When 88% of likely voters … support requiring employers to provide basic, lifesaving heat protections, it's clear the public expects every worker to be protected."
