What’s driving up your expenses? Many Americans say climate change.

Photo: EF4 tornado disaster area in Rolling Fork, MS on April 12, 2023. Houses and other buildings wait for demolition or repair, while the rubble from demolished homes are taken away, and power line crews work on the grid to make it safe for the area. Photo credit: USDA Media by Lance Cheung via Flickr (also Wikimedia Commons). Public Domain. Article by Kate Yoder. Grist – June 12, 2026.

Most Democrats and moderate Republicans agree that global warming is increasing the cost of living, a new survey shows.

For decades, American politicians have been slow to take on climate change and curb carbon dioxide emissions, under the assumption that doing so might pass along costs to their voters. Ironically, their failure to rein in fossil fuel emissions has yielded the same result: Expenses for everyday Americans have soared as a result of more extreme flooding, fires, and heat. […]

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