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Dutch government under fire in debate over emissions cuts

FILE - Protesting farmers block a draw bridge at a lock in the Princess Margriet canal, preventing all ship traffic from passing in Gaarkeuken, northern Netherlands, Monday, July 4, 2022. Dutch lawmakers broke into their summer vacations Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022 to debate the government's contentious plans to slash nitrogen emissions that have sparked angry protests by farmers, after a senior minister cast doubt on the proposed timeline for cuts. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

FILE- Protesting farmers talk at a blockade outside a distribution center for supermarket chain Aldi in the town of Drachten, northern Netherlands, Monday, July 4, 2022. Dutch lawmakers broke into their summer vacations Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022 to debate the government's contentious plans to slash nitrogen emissions that have sparked angry protests by farmers, after a senior minister cast doubt on the proposed timeline for cuts. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

FILE - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte talks with the press after an extraordinary meeting of EU leaders to discuss Ukraine, energy and food security at the Europa building in Brussels, Monday, May 30, 2022. Dutch lawmakers broke into their summer vacations Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022 to debate the government's contentious plans to slash nitrogen emissions that have sparked angry protests by farmers, after a senior minister cast doubt on the proposed timeline for cuts. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys, File)

Dutch government under fire in debate over emissions cuts