A district court granted in part and denied in part environmental groups' motion for a temporary restraining order in a challenge to the federal government's construction and operation of a mass immigrant detention and deportation facility in the Florida Everglades.

A district court ruled for environmental groups in a challenge to FWS' 2024 finding that listing a distinct population segment of gray wolves in the western United States under the ESA was not warranted.

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.

In July 2025, EPA announced its intent to revoke its 2009 endangerment finding. Prompted by the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency (2007) and reflecting robust science, the finding determined that six key greenhouse gases qualify as air pollution under the Clean Air Act and pose a threat to the health and welfare of future generations. Anticipating the Agency’s about-face, in May ELI gathered experts to discuss the legal and scientific foundations of the endangerment finding and the prospect of future litigation.