Two associations representing coal producers are urging President Donald Trump to withdraw from a 2015 international agreement to mitigate climate change.

The Paris Agreement is an international accord signed by the U.S. and nearly 200 countries pledging to voluntarily reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Former President Barack Obama signed the treaty but the U.S. Senate never ratified it.

Trump, a skeptic of human-caused climate change, has floated the idea of withdrawing from the treaty but is reportedly getting pushback from some of his White House advisers, who believe withdrawal could reflect badly on the nation's international standing.

Fossil fuel groups have never been fans of the treaty. The Western Energy Alliance—which represents energy interests in Western states—issued a statement April 28 calling on the White House to withdraw from the agreement. The National Mining Association also is recommending a withdrawal, according to Politico. http://politi.co/2po7UqX

"With an end to the regulatory overreach that has been stifling the oil and natural gas and many other industries, we can get on with the business of helping the president create thousands of new jobs," Western Energy Alliance said in a statement. http://bit.ly/2oYcYyR

Trump has continued to ridicule the agreement but not yet said whether the U.S. will pull out.

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