Trump Administration Serves Notice to Withdraw U.S. from Paris Climate Agreement

On Monday, the Trump administration formally notified the United Nations that it would withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement on climate change. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement, “President Trump made the decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement because of the unfair economic burden imposed on American workers, businesses, and taxpayers by U.S. pledges made under the Agreement.” The New York Times reports: The letter to the United Nations on Monday would allow Mr. Trump to officially pull the United States out of the Paris Agreement the day after the presidential election. The United States…