President Donald Trump has wasted no time dismantling climate policies and promising a new era of fossil-fuel dominance, withdrawing the US from the Paris Agreement on his first day back in office.
President Donald Trump said Monday he will again withdraw the United States from the landmark Paris climate agreement, dealing a blow to worldwide efforts to combat global warming and once again distancing the U.S. from its closest allies.
Executive orders are regularly used by incoming presidents to kick off their administrations. The orders - the most formal type of “executive actions,” which derive their power from Article II of the Constitution - are official statements from the president about how US federal agencies are to use their resources,
His action has led to some calling the 'planned' US withdrawal 'unfortunate' and others reminding him of climate-driven disasters like the most-recent Los Angeles wildfires.
One of the most prominent actions was a mandate requiring federal employees to return to their offices five days a week, ending remote work.Donald Trump, Executive orders, Mexico, Cuba, Paris climate agreement,
Trump’s famous black Sharpie scrawl is back. He’s showing off his signature as he signs an initial round of executive orders.
Pardons for Jan. 6 rioters and hiking flags lowered to half-staff to honor deceased former President Jimmy Carter.
Donald Trump's return to the White House had many travel executives wondering what a second Trump administration will mean for the industry.
President Donald Trump on his first day in office again withdrew the U.S. from a landmark global pact to fight climate change. So what is the Paris Agreement? And what happens to it now?
Trump's executive order called for an immediate withdrawal from the Paris Agreement. The agreement requires one year notice, but there's room for interpretation.
As the Trump administration has pulled the United States out of the Paris Climate Agreement for a second time, NBC Chicago’s Kate Chappell has more on how the decision impacts efforts to fight climate change.