Trump pulling US from global climate pact, dismaying allies
Story Date: 6/2/2017

 

Source: WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL, 6/2/17

President Donald Trump declared Thursday he was pulling the U.S. from the landmark Paris climate agreement, striking a major blow to worldwide efforts to combat global warming and distancing the country from its closest allies abroad. Framing his decision as "a reassertion of America's sovereignty," Trump said he was "elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris."

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