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
114 June 2026