ah ah ah, this is dw news life from berlin, the u. s. supreme court deals a blow to the biden administration, fight against climate change. it rules that the country's environmental protection agency does not have the power to cap emissions from coal plants. also coming up promises from g 7 and nato leaders to support ukraine as long as it takes in madrid

. the nato summit ended with the alliance moving forward to expand in size and in the number of troops stationed in eastern europe and the mystery of portugal vanishing. sea horse, these waters were once home to the world's largest population of sea horses will look at why the creatures have now all but disappeared. ah, i am ami annisa. welcome to the program. the u. s. supreme court has ruled that america's environmental protection agency does not have the authority to limit greenhouse gas emissions from coal fired power plants. the ruling by the courts. conservative majority marks a set back in the bible, administration's fight against climate change and means the white house will now have to work through a deeply divided congress in its battle to curb emissions another week.

another u. s. supreme court ruling with far reaching consequences. this one concerns coal fired power plant and the extent to which the u. s. environmental protection agency can force them to cut emissions. the court ruled that the agency is not authorized to make decisions with such economic and political implications. today the court put the fossil fuel industries and interests over the over their own people. and that is, that's actually horrible. there is so much consensus right now that the climate crisis is our number one issue and the fact that we're already not doing enough. you as president joe biden wants to make the u. s. a leader on climate change. the plan was to make electricity generation carbon neutral by 2035,

but that depended on having the environmental protection agency behind it. instead, the court says it's now up to congress to pass climate laws, but support for biden. there is far from assured or washington correspondent sumi so misconduct has this analysis on why it may be impossible now for the biden administration to reach its climate targets. it is hard to overstate the importance of this ruling from the supreme court. it severely limits the e p a, the environmental protection agency from regulating emissions from power plants. the supreme court saying here congress did not give a federal agency the right to regulate on big issues like climate change. and that power must rest with congress. but climate legislation isn't getting anywhere in congress were such legislation has been gridlocked. one of the very 1st things president biden did when entering office was to rejoin the paris climate agreement . he has made ambitious targets part of his administration's plans committing to reducing emissions by at least 50 percent this decade. the u. s. still really

relies on fossil fuel power plants. they make up about a 4th of us greenhouse gas emissions. so the ability to rein in that production is very important to president by the climate plans and his ability to use a get executive power has been key so severely restricting the ability of the e p. a here to act is going to be a big blow to president biden, and his attempts to make progress on global warming. and that this all comes, i should say, as the countries witnessing devastating weather patterns that scientists attribute to global warming. things like massive heat waves, a droughts, wildfires, and flooding, and the disappointment can be sense beyond the u. s. as well. the united nations are saying today in a statement that it doesn't provide commentary on issues in individual member states, but said quote, we can say that this is a setback in our fight against climate change. when we are already far off track meeting the goals of the paris agreement, so blow a generally to global efforts to curve global warming to these sunni so misconduct

in washington. nieto ended its summit to day with a tougher line on russia and a promise to increase true presence in europe. the meeting in spain also concluded with 2 countries, finland and sweden officially invited to become members of the alliance. pomp and pageantry in madrid. leaders of the 30 nato member states have tightened ranks against russia and the attack on one is attack at all and we will defend every edge of nato territory, every edge of nato territory. for our part, the united states is doing exactly what i said we do it prudent, invaded it, hence our forest posture of your nature agreed on a new strategy, ending any pretence of partnership with russia than that's actually history. in fact, nato is a defense of alliance. it does not attack other countries and has no intention of doing so was it? it is not a threat to any one in its own neighbourhood. i live,

in fact, it is pooty who has made imperialism the goal and the object of his policy is on up politic gemacht arnold from kingston's unapologetic. while some members have announced new deliveries of weapons to ukraine and additional military funding of more than 2000000000, yuri's chief says it's simply not enough to catch co brothers who represented ukraine here in person in madrid. one that ukraine's fight is a fight for europe. wake up, guys. this is happening now. you're going to be next. this is going to be knocking on you door. just in the blink of an eye, nato is also set to grow with the turkish veto against finland and sweden joining having been ironed out, vladimir putin, his warning heel can sit ascending, ballistic, and even nuclear weapons, to russia's border with finland. once it joins nato's ranks, treachery, nature, unusual, everything was going fine between us. but now there will be tensions there certainly will. gina. this is obvious and inevitable. i repeat that though. if there is

a threat to us in stereos, the bose tho us animal girls. nature also drop plans against what it sees as coercive tactics by china. the leaders will meet again next summer in the lithuanian capital vilnius. well, turkeys president, reggie tie up at a one says it's not a done deal and he could still block sweden and finland from joining nato. dw correspondent terry shoulds and madrid has the details. yes, this is a cliff hanger. one of the last press conference is here at the summit. many people were already packing up to go home, but it is important that we point out, that president air to one was talking about what he called their promises. and that is that a, in a, in a memo, signed by the 3 leaders 2 days ago, finland and sweden vowed to continue fighting terrorism to continue a lack of support for organizations that turkey considers terrorist organizations like the p k k which is also considered a terrorist entity by the european union, but what, what air to one did just the late this afternoon was that he came out in

a press conference and said that sweden had agreed to extradite 73 terrorists in his view. now this is certainly not something that we've heard from the swedish government. they said that they hadn't made any changes to the decisions made by their judiciary, for example. and heir to one said further that if sweden did not keep this promise, that he wouldn't send the ratification, he would, he wouldn't send the membership ratification to his parliament, which is required for sweden to join the alliance. so we don't know exactly what's going to happen with this. i talked to nato officials after this, who said, we're just going to presume that turkey keeps it's word along with finland and sweden and that on tuesday the 3 will be signing an agreement, which formerly starts finland and sweden's membership process in, in nato. now to some of the other stories making headlines around the world, chinese president, she, jan ping has travelled to hong kong as the territory repairs to mark 25 years since

it was returned to china for britain. the anniversary will also see the exit of kerry lam with new chief executive john lee set to take over on friday. the remains of the independence hero of the democratic republic of congo. patrice the member, have been buried more than 60 years after his death. removal was assassinated in 1961 and his body dissolved in acid leaving only a single gold plated tooth. tooth was taken to belgium from where it was repatriated last week. tanya brown, jackson has made history becoming the 1st black woman sworn in as a u. s. supreme court justice. 51 year old, replaces stephen brier, who's retiring justice is on the supreme court, remain on the bench for life or until they choose to step down. i have been in poland has finished building a 200 kilometer wall on a along its border with bell ruse. construction of the barrier began as thousands

of migrants from africa and the middle east attempted to cross the frontier last year. poland eastern border is also the european union's external border. and human rights groups have criticized authorities treatment of asylum seekers there. we have to stop 5 kilometers before the polish border with bella luce, where the restricted zone begins. we conquer further unless we have special permission and a traveling in a polish border guard vehicle towards the border where poland has almost finished its new wool. a wall against migrants from africa and the middle east, trying to get to poland and onwards into the you. man, that her mission from we have information from foreigners that they were encouraged on the belly mercy inside to try to cross the border illegally and continue on to germany. they were also promised that someone would help them get a job there. but 1st, they would have to cross the polish beller asean border. illegally to cluttered gardens at moscow. gouter school 5 and a half meters high and

a 187 kilometers long. in may alone, there were more than $700.00 attempts to cross the border. the situation might be less dramatic than it was last fall before the wool was built, when hundreds of people was stranded at the border, but time and again volunteers find groups in the woods on the polish side. ordinance that with them, the main accusation against the polish border guards is that they are conducting a legal push backs and forcing people to illegally cross the border back into bell roofs. knowing that they faced torture and violence, their hero, he goes on in thought of dora salmon, colleena and other activists try to find the migrants before the beauregard stew and held them with asylum applications and provide 1st aid against neither, right? we have found people walking without shoes. their feet are often in a pitiful condition, were coming back, this can end an amputation to jump with that their business is slow in the border

town of cushioning. it's because no day trippers are allowed into the restricted zone. still most are in favor of strict border protection. yes. oh does i feel safe? i don't see migrants here in cush needa and now with the wall all the better of items you're putting. nobody needs to be built to make it safer to keep migrants from coming here. table of, i think, once they're allowed to come in on the, for the thousands will fall of here that and i believe, hold just to shops, army migration via bella roost to poland. and then destination germany, in many cases, the root has found away despite the new wool the ecuadorian government has signed a deal with indigenous leaders bringing an end to protest that brought the country to a halt for almost 3 weeks. the agreement which was mediated by the catholic church, has cut fuel prices to address protesters, anger over the rising cost of living. 5 civilians and one soldier have been killed

in the unrest. now to portugal, where scientists are sounding the alarm about the dwindling population of sea horses, of the countries coast in just 20 years. their numbers in one estuary have fallen by some 96 percent, a re population effort called project seahorse is underway in hopes of halting the decline. the re a formosa lagoon and southeastern portugal used to have one of the largest populations of sea horses in the world. but these tiny creatures are disappearing ala meal. haven't seen any sea horses here for months or rather years. think of nothing. and they used to be everywhere. so put good. the sea level is rising. salt is coming into the fresh water lagoon. the sea horses are leaving. but that's not the only threat of weakness themselves if they go to the main reason for the decline of the c horse population is man who has destroyed their habitats. would all we'd walk to with the university of algarve research is the reasons for their

dwindling numbers. it also breed see horses in the lagoons at special protection zones until they are 2 years old more than you, but the number of see horses in the new protection zones is much greater. them outside of boats are not allowed in the protected areas. and fishing is prohibited yet. park rangers still find squid cages like this one. if you stopped, brother, could illegal fishing harms the see horses made i discover because they get stuck in the cage's grandmother and they just die their business. cause we found this one and just such a cage, franklin peddler, by 2030 portugal plans to expand its protections to include not only the rea formosa lagoon, but one 3rd of its marine territory. and before we go, here's a quick look at our top story. this our the u. s. supreme court has issued

a ruling limiting the, the powers of the us environmental protection agency. a 6 to 3 vote. the court's conservative majority said the energy regulator did not have the authority to cap the greenhouse gas emissions from coal fired power plants. that's all for now. our documentary series is up next, looking at the potential for more nuclear weapons in europe. don't forget, you can get all the latest news on our website. that's d w dot com. you can also find us on twitter and instagram at d. w. news. i'm ami and he said thanks for watching. ah, leonardo da vinci's, mysterious masterpiece. that is perhaps the greatest leonardo masterpiece of the collection of the louvre. it is the virgin of the rocks.