Climate protests mark Trump’s 100 days in office

For the second time in a month, tens of thousands of protesters are expected to turn out around the world Saturday to voice concern over climate change in a mass demonstration marking the 100th day of Donald Trump’s presidency.

People’s Climate Marches are planned in dozens of locales including several Canadian cities and Washington, D.C.

Since Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, there have been national and international protests focused on issues ranging from abortion rights to immigration and science policy.

Last weekend, thousands turned out for the March for Science, a de facto protest against what activists call a denial in Trump’s Washington of evidence-based science.

Trump’s administration is considering withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, which more than 190 countries signed in hopes of curbing global warming. Trump has also proposed deep cuts for the Environmental Protection Agency.

In his campaign, Trump called climate change a hoax. Last month he kept a promise to the coal industry by undoing climate-change rules put in place by his predecessor, Democrat Barack Obama.

Trump representatives had no immediate comment on the planned protest.

In the main event in Washington, protesters will march from the Capitol to surround the White House, then hold a rally.

Dozens of “sister” marches are planned for other North America locales, including Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Edmonton and Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia. Overseas, about three dozen events range from a protest in Vienna to a tree-planting event in Zambia.