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Trump launches U.S. exit from Paris treaty

The Trump administration notified the U.N. on the first day possible that it will withdraw from the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change a year from now.

Anti-Trump protesters in Washington focused on his denial of climate science
Anti-Trump protesters in Washington focused on his denial of climate science from his first day in office on January 20, 2017 (AN/Julia DeSantis)

UNITED NATIONS (AN) — U.S. President Donald Trump's administration wasted no time notifying the United Nations on Monday — the first day possible — that it will withdraw from the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change a year from now.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo submitted a formal notice to U.N. officials that starts a one-year countdown to the U.S. exit. That makes the United States the first and only nation to initiate the formal withdrawal process.

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