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Damn the torpedoes! Trump ditches a crucial climate treaty as he moves to dismantle America’s climate protections

  • Written by Gary W. Yohe, Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies, Wesleyan University
imageSevere storms triggered flooding across the central and eastern U.S. in April 2025, including in Kentucky's capital, Frankfort.Leandro Lozada/AFP via Getty Images

On Jan. 7, 2026, President Donald Trump declared that he would officially pull the United States out of the world’s most important global treaty for combating climate change. He...

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