The U.S. Supreme Court’s October Term 2024 again had major implications for environmental and administrative law, as do an extraordinary number of cases both decided and still pending on its emergency docket. On September 30, 2025, the Environmental Law Institute hosted a panel of experts who provided an overview of key rulings and major takeaways from the Court’s term, and discussed cases that have been granted review or are likely to be considered by the justices in the upcoming term. Here, we present a transcript of that discussion, which has been edited for style, clarity, and space considerations.

Former EPA General Counsel Jonathan Cannon shares his insight and perspective on EPA's past, present, and future, with a focus on the endangerment finding. The piece is adapted from his memoir, Ecologies of Home, currently in progress.