Energy Magazine June 2026 | Page 114

UTILITIES

TIMELINE: DONALD TRUMP’ S HISTORY WITH

Paris Agreement withdrawal Trump announced the US’ s exit from the accord, calling climate commitments

2017

a burden on the American economy

RENEWABLE ENERGY

2017

Paris Agreement withdrawal Trump announced the US’ s exit from the accord, calling climate commitments a burden on the American economy

2017-2019

DOE buries clean energy research
The US Department of Energy systematically shelves dozens of studies on solar, wind and efficiency

2019

“ Windmill noise causes cancer”
At a Republican Party fundraiser, Trump claimed that turbine noise causes cancer and destroys property values
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