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.

A preview to our July-August issue features two pieces on CEQ and NEPA: one challenging the D.C. Circuit's decision in Marin Audubon v. FAA, and a second questioning the government's decision to rescind CEQ's NEPA implementing regulations. A third piece explores how national and international regulations are shaping the future of green steel. And a fourth piece examines how CITES can be enhanced to protect marine ornamental fish.

For the first time in nearly 50 years, following the federal government's recission of CEQ's NEPA implementing regulations on April 11, 2025, there are no governmentwide regulations in place to provide consistent direction to all federal agencies on how to implement the governmentwide procedural obligations established by NEPA. But at what cost?