Mayors Seeing Green
A week and a half ago, President Trump withdrew the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement. In my post last week , I listed a few of the past presidents who took action on behalf of the environment, which included both Democrats and Republicans. In response to the president's withdrawal, many businesses, state governors and city mayors pledged to uphold the U.S.'s side of the agreement, even if the country as a whole is no longer a participant. On June 1st, the so-called Climate Mayors from around the country released a statement vowing to move forward on environmentalism, proclaiming: "If the President wants to break the promises made to our allies enshrined in the historic Paris Agreement, we’ll build and strengthen relationships around the world to protect the planet from devastating climate risks." Mayors who signed on include Eric Garcetti of Los Angeles, Martin Walsh of Boston, Bill de Blasio of New York City and Ed Lee of San Francisco. But ...