Obama faces legal test to curb gas emissions
622 views · Published 24 February 2014 · 2:27 · Indexed 12 November 2026
Channel: Al Jazeera English · 2014 · News & Politics
The administration of US President Barack Obama is facing a legal challenge to its efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions. The Supreme Court is to hear arguments by industry groups, who said that Obama is overreaching his executive powers. Critics accused his administration of waging a “war on coal”. Obama has defended his decision saying the new rules limit dangerous carbon pollution. Al Jazeera's Tom Ackerman reports from Washington, DC.
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