U.S.
mayors and
gover**rs defy Trump, will stick to
Paris agreement anyway
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Cities and states across the
U.S. will keep fighting climate change, despite President Donald Trump's
decision to withdraw the country from the
Paris Climate Agreement.
Local leaders from across the country say
they're **t backing down from America's commitments under the historic climate accord. In recent days
gover**rs and nearly 200
mayors — from small towns to megacities — have vowed to collectively reduce
U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and adopt clean energy tech**logies.
Their swift response offers more than just a dose of cheerful optimism. It signals that America's hard-fought progress on climate issues won't be so easily dismantled just because
climate deniers and fossil fuel industry allies hold the top seats in the
U.S. government, observers said.
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