President Donald Trump on Monday announced the United States' withdrawal from the Paris climate accord for a second time, a defiant rejection of global efforts to combat planetary warming as catastrophic weather events intensify worldwide.

Valerie Volcovici covers U.S. climate and energy policy from Washington, DC. She is focused on climate and environmental regulations at federal agencies and in Congress and how th

Trump’s day-one actions on energy come as climate change-fueled fires ravage Southern California, following the globe’s hottest year on record.

President Donald Trump, in a flurry of climate and energy-related orders on Monday, made it clear he wants to turn his back on nearly a decade of climate action and smooth the way for the fossil fuel industry in the United States.