Presidents Seeing Green
Just in time for World Environment Day , President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement on Thursday, joining Syria and Nicaragua and flustering many state and local governments, businesses and citizens. Many of those organizations vowed to uphold the agreement in defiance of Trump's decision. San Francisco lights its city hall in green - joining New York, Boston, Atlanta, Paris, Montreal, Mexico City and others - in protest of President Trump withdrawing the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement. Twitter There has been some support of the withdrawal. The Washington Examiner called it a "terrible deal for the U.S." : "Exiting the agreement means the U.S. can lead with strength in promoting energy and environmental policies, protecting U.S. jobs and easing the costly regulatory burden across the country. Now the Trump administration can push ahead with a plan that conserves the environment while protecting ...