Ken Paxton
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton today joined a 10-state coalition in sending a letter to President Trump, urging withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement. The letter states that the Paris agreement, adopted in December 2015, stands as a symbol of the Obama era “Washington knows best” approach to governing.
“Withdrawing from the Paris Agreement is an important and necessary step toward reversing the job-destroying energy policies and unlawful overreach of the Obama era.” Attorney General Paxton wrote.
The states argue the so-called Clean Power Plan was the linchpin of the United States’ involvement in the Paris agreement, and President Trump’s decision to dismantle the Power Plan demonstrates the need to withdraw. They also applaud the steps already taken to return regulatory power to the states and urge the continuation of this change in policy, which many Americans support.
Texas signed this letter with attorneys general from Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, South Carolina, West Virginia and Wisconsin