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Obama’s ‘bold, yet fragile’ climate legacy

Clip: 01/11/2017 | 8m 56s

President Obama is passionate, and vocal, about combating climate change. As his tenure draws to a close, science correspondent Miles O’Brien reviews the administration's environmental policy -- from the 2009 “cap-and-trade” climate bill, to the 2015 Paris accord, to executive orders on greenhouse gas emissions -- in assessing the president's legacy.

Aired: 01/11/17

Rating: NR

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