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U.S. Formally Begins To Leave The Paris Climate Agreement
By: Rebecca Hersher | NPR
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Under the agreement hammered out in 2015, the first day that countries can reverse the promises they made is Nov. 4, 2019. It will be another year before the American withdrawal is official.