The US Supreme Court is considering its first global warming case.
The case, known as Massachusetts v. EPA, was brought by a dozen states and 13 environmental organizations against the Environmental Protection Agency.
The plaintiffs argue that the greenhouse gas emissions from cars, trucks and factories should be regulated by the US government.
The EPA, along with 10 states, four motor vehicle trade associations and two coalitions of utility companies and other industries, maintain the agency lacks the authority to limit emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide.
At issue is whether the US government has the power to cap these emissions. Industry groups argue that it doesn't, and that carbon dioxide is a naturally occurring gas that does not fit the US Clean Air Act's definition of a pollutant.
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