Protesters Take to Streets in NYC, Enraged by Trump's Decision to Withdraw from Paris Climate Deal
by mail@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#2RMEV)
President Donald Trump announced Thursday he will withdraw the United States from the landmark Paris climate accord that was signed by nearly 200 nations in 2015 and heralded as a rare moment of international collaboration to avert imminent climate disaster. Following the news, landmarks in cities around the world were lit up green in support of the agreement. Democracy Now! was there when demonstrators gathered near City Hall to protest.