“The US approach incorporates the reality of the global energy mix and uses all energy sources and technologies cleanly and efficiently, including fossils fuels, nuclear energy, and renewable energy.” So said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as America “formally notified the United Nations on Monday that it would withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement on climate change.”

+ The Paris pullout shouldn’t be viewed as a sign that the Trump administration isn’t doing anything when it comes climate change. It’s making it worse. EPA announces plan to relax coal power plant waste rules.

+ In other news… 11,000 scientists warn of ‘untold suffering.’ (It’s been told, just not listened to.)