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Trump's Environment Official Skipping Much of G7 Summit

by Associated Press

   BOLOGNA, ITALY --

   Italy says the top environment official in U.S. President Donald Trump
   administration is leaving a Group of Seven summit before it ends.

   Italy's environment minister, Gian Luca Galletti, who is leading the
   two-day environment meeting in Bologna, told reporters that Scott
   Pruitt participated in an opening session about climate Sunday morning
   but then was departing due to a commitment.
   Pruitt heads the Environmental Protection Agency for Trump, who
   recently announced his decision to withdraw from the Paris climate
   deal.
   The other six countries in the G-7 - Britain, France, Germany, Canada,
   Japan and Italy - all agreed at last month's political summit of
   national leaders in Sicily to work toward making the Paris climate
   accord effective.
   Galletti said that despite the split, dialogue must continue, including
   on other environmental issues.