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Vaughan Adds Greensboro To National Climate Change Group

Greensboro Mayor Nancy Vaughan has announced she's joining a national group of city leaders aimed at fighting climate change.

The decision comes one day after President Donald Trump announced he would pull the U.S. out of the Paris Climate Agreement.

Vaughan isn't the first North Carolina official to join the Mayor's National Climate Action Agenda. In fact, leaders in Asheville, Durham, Charlotte and Winston-Salem are also involved.

All together, there are nearly 100 member mayors nationwide.

The organization aims to combat climate change by connecting cities that are working on sustainability issues. It also advocates for environmentally-friendly policymaking at higher levels of government.

In a statement, Vaughan made clear she believes it's more important than ever to be fighting climate change.

“I am eager to join so that Greensboro can work together with other cities throughout the country to strengthen local efforts for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and supporting efforts for binding federal and global-level policymaking,” Vaughan said.

She also touted some of Greensboro's current and upcoming sustainability initiatives, including electric buses, LED street lights, and expanding the city's recycling program.

Sean Bueter joined WFDD in August 2015 as a reporter covering issues across the Piedmont Triad and beyond.Previously, Sean was a reporter, host and news director at WBOI in Fort Wayne, Ind., just a few hours from where he grew up. He also sorted Steve Inskeep's mail as an intern at NPR in Washington, D.C.Sean has experience on a variety of beats, including race, wealth and poverty, economic development, and more. His work has appeared on NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered, and APM's Marketplace.In his spare time, Sean plays tennis (reasonably well), golf (reasonably poorly), and scours local haunts for pinball machines to conquer.

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