The Daily Populous

Friday June 2nd, 2017 morning edition

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President Trump will pull the United States out of the Paris climate accord, he said this afternoon.

"The United States will withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord, but begin negotiations to re-enter either the Paris Accord or really an entirely new transaction on terms that are fair to the United States," the president said in the Rose Garden.

All implementation of the non-binding portions of the agreement will cease to be enforced by the United States, he said.

The decision fulfills a key promise Trump made on the campaign trail and overturns a major accomplishment by his predecessor, Barack Obama.

"The bottom line is that the Paris Accord is very unfair at the highest level to the United States," he said.

"I was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris," Trump continued.

The United States officially entered the Paris agreement along with China on Sept. 3, 2016. »

Trump announces U.S. withdrawal from Paris climate deal

Authored by politico.com

Trump argued that the Paris deal "punishes the United States," calling it a "massive redistribution of United States wealth to other countries.".

White House officials briefed conservative groups and congressional staff earlier Thursday about the details of the withdrawal, distributing talking points that bashed the deal.

"He thought it was a bad deal, and he said over and over, this is a bad deal. »

Brendan Fraser Joins FX Anthology Series ‘Trust’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Authored by variety.com

Brendan Fraser has been cast in FX’s anthology series “Trust,” Variety has learned exclusively.

Fraser joins in a leading role and will star opposite A-listers Donald Sutherland and Hilary Swank.

Fraser will play J. Paul Getty’s private investigator, James Fletcher Chace, who is eccentric, but is a master fixer who hails from Texas. »

The Army is eyeing a personal hoverboard that can reach 10,000 feet

Authored by businessinsider.com

Zapata has said he is working with the U.S. Army and how it can use the FlyBoard Air.

While those details are classified, he did say the Army plans to make the boards available to combat soldiers.

The hoverboard uses an “Independent Propulsion Unit” to fly, and it has a top speed of 93 miles per hour, according to Zapata Racing. »

How the United States Looked Before the EPA

Authored by fortune.com

Just after its creation, the EPA created a photo-documentary project called " Project Documerica ."

The EPA hired freelance photojournalists all over the country to photograph the outdoors and environmental problems.

Here is a selection of some of the best photographs from the collection, showing the impact the EPA has had on the country in the last five decades. »