The U.S. Supreme Court, 7-2, held that several fuel producers had standing in a lawsuit challenging EPA's approval of California regulations requiring automakers to manufacture more electric vehicles and fewer gasoline-powered vehicles in an effort to decrease emissions from liquid fuels.

The U.S. Supreme Court, 7-2, held that EPA's 2022 denials of six small refinery exemption petitions were locally or regionally applicable actions that fell within the "nationwide scope or effect" exception under the CAA, requiring venue in the D.C. Circuit.

ELR's May-June issue examines state climate superfund legislation, Chinese environmental law developments from 2024, future Global Plastics Treaty negotiations, and the future of recreation on state trust lands. Other pieces in this issue argue that climate action should be defensible under current antitrust doctrine, explain why the "presumption of service connection" should be granted for PFAS exposure in veterans, and propose using tribal fishing rights to challenge timber sales.

State trust lands, historically managed for extractive uses such as grazing, timber harvesting, and mineral development, generate revenue for public schools and other designated beneficiaries. How  might recreation—ranging from hiking and hunting to wildlife viewing and camping—fits within this fiduciary framework?