The community's mayors have signed the Mayors National Climate Action Agenda . Town of Normal Mayor Chris Koos and Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner both joined more than 250 other mayors in following the U.N. Paris Climate Accord even though President Trump announced he'd pull the U.S. from pact. During GLT's Sound Ideas , Koos says cities are "ground zero for action in ameliorating these issues." "I think it's important for the well being of our communities and the future of our communities and the future of children and grandchildren and the world we're going to leave them," said Koos. "I think it's important that cities do this kind of thing. Most of the built environment is in cities, most of the automobile traffic in and round cities." "I think what the administration did was unconscionable," said Mayor Renner. "We as mayors have an obligation in this dark time in our nation's history to provide positive leadership." Renner said the U.S. chose to "go it alone on probably one of the
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