Trump moves to pull US out of bedrock global climate treaty, becoming first country to do so

The Trump administration is pulling the United States out of the bedrock treaty that underpins international cooperation on climate change, along with dozens of other global bodies, according to a memorandum released by the White House Wednesday evening and an accompanying social media post.

Such an action, if successful, would leave the US out of international climate change talks and could raise tensions with US allies for whom climate action is a priority...