Fifty-seven percent of Americans say it is more important for America to be energy independent than to fight climate change, according to a poll released Thursday by the Center Square.

The survey, conducted March 18-19 among 1,000 registered voters by pollster Scott Rasmussen, also found that:

The poll, which has a margin of error of +/- 3.1 percentage points, comes shortly after Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced a series of actions to roll back landmark environmental regulations, including rules on pollution from coal-fired power plants, climate change and electric vehicles.

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