President Donald Trump could soon withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement. But that doesn’t mean the country will actually follow his lead.
Mayors and governors across the U.S. are vowing to uphold the aims of the historic accord, even if the federal government is no longer officially involved. Cities and states have set their own ambitious targets for reducing emissions and boosting clean energy, and leaders say they aren’t planning to pull back anytime soon.
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“The local commitment to acting on climate change is as strong as ever,” a group of 70 mayors and city council members wrote in a March letter addressed to Trump. Read more…
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