This is comparable to how the public viewed Clinton's environmental leadership.
Partisanship is evident here as well.
In 1997, Democrats were nearly twice as likely as Republicans to be confident in Clinton's environmental leadership. As was the case in 1997, environmental groups have considerable credibility with the public, especially when compared to business and labor groups. Interestingly, those who voice the most concern about environmental degradation are also largely unaware of Bush's policy decisions in this area. Less than a quarter of those who worry a lot about the environment know that Bush decided not to place limits on carbon dioxide emissions, even fewer know that the Bush administration has withdrawn the U.S. from the Kyoto agreement and more than half have heard nothing at all about the debate over arsenic in drinking water. As a result, although people who worry about the environment are more skeptical about Bush than those who do not share their concerns, the differences are not as pronounced as might be expected.