"As Trump Signals Climate Action Pullback, Local Leaders Push Forward"

"The incoming Trump administration appears determined to reverse much of what President Obama has tried to achieve on climate and environment policy.

In position papers, agency questionnaires and the résumés of incoming senior officials, the direction is clear — an about-face from eight years of policies designed to reduce climate-altering emissions and address the effects of a warming planet. The Republican-led Congress appears to welcome many of these changes.

But mayors and governors — many of them in states that supported President-elect Donald J. Trump — say they are equally determined to continue the policies and plans they have already adopted to address climate change and related environmental damage, regardless of what they see from Washington."

Tatiana Schlossberg reports for the New York Times December 16, 2016.

SEE ALSO:

"If You Want to See How Donald Trump Will Destroy the Environment, Read This Legislative Roadmap" (The Intercept)

"Five Ways Trump Could Unwind Obama's Environmental Policies" (The Hill)

"How Much of Obama's Climate Agenda Can Trump Undo With the Stroke of a Pen?" (InsideClimate News)

"Trump Victory Reverses U.S. Energy And Environmental Priorities" (Washington Post)