According to a 2014 poll, 78 percent of Hispanics are "more likely to support" a candidate who wants to limit pollution that causes climate change.

Two other surveys say 80 percent to 90 percent of Hispanics are concerned about air and water pollution. 

"Latino voters consistently articulate concern about pollution, and global warming, and are overwhelmingly supportive of a broad policy agenda actively addressing these problems," the report states. 

The report also states that Hispanics are not divided on environmental issues by gender, party identification, age or other demographic traits. 

"Decision makers and advocates with national and regional constituencies will need to demonstrate their attention to these concerns and policy preferences as the Latino population and electorate continues to grow into the foreseeable future," the report states.

Recently, Hispanic groups have backed the Environmental Protection Agency's carbon pollution rules on power plants. 

Twenty-eight Hispanic groups launched a campaign this month throwing their political muscle behind the Environmental Protection Agency's Waters of the United States rule, which seeks to clarify the agency's authority over streams and other bodies of water.

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