Rhode Island Joins United States Climate Alliance

PROVIDENCE, RI — Gov. Gina M. Raimondo announced Friday that Rhode Island will join the United States Climate Alliance. The Alliance, formed by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, California Governor Edmund G. Brown and Washington Governor Jay Inslee, is a coalition that will convene U.S. states committed to upholding the Paris Climate Agreement. Her decision could mean Rhode Island will work with the United Nations to deal with climate change.

"President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement was a tremendous mistake," Raimondo said. "Rhode Island may be a small state, but climate change can have a big impact on our communities. We are determined to fight climate change from the front lines so that we can preserve our environment - including our Narragansett Bay - for future generations and create good-paying, future-proof jobs in the process. I'm proud to join Governors Cuomo, Brown and Inslee in this effort and hope other governors - from both parties - join as well."