Fact check: Donald Trump's shaky claims on climate accord

Donald Trump misplaced the blame for what ails the coal industry and laid a shaky factual foundation for his decision.

Fact check: Donald Trump's shaky claims on climate accord
Fri, 02 Jun, 2017 - 12:22

Announcing that the US will withdraw from the Paris climate accord, Donald Trump misplaced the blame for what ails the coal industry and laid a shaky factual foundation for his decision.

WHITE HOUSE: The Paris climate accord "would effectively decapitate our coal industry, which now supplies about one-third of our electric power".

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