Climate Resilience & DRR: Caribbean leaders are pushing a shift from reacting to disasters toward building resilience early, with the Disaster Risk Management Conference 2026 spotlighting resilient infrastructure, early warning, and community preparedness. Local Climate Governance: Alachua County is recruiting residents for two climate-and-environment advisory boards, aiming to keep public input tied to its climate action plan and environmental protections. PFAS & PFAS Accountability: PFAS victims in the U.S. are backing a government bid to hold 3M “to account,” keeping pressure on corporate pollution responsibility. Heat & Greening: Maharashtra’s MSRTC plans to plant 78,000 trees across depots to cut local heat and improve air quality. Water & Food Security: Namibia’s WFP says funding must continue to protect food gains as households remain exposed to climate shocks, even as rainfall improves. Climate Science Under Threat: A federal court blocked steps to dismantle NCAR, a win for climate research defenders in Boulder. Climate Policy at the Pump: Washington’s governor rejected a proposal to pause cap-and-invest, arguing gas prices aren’t an emergency justification. Tech, Energy, and Scrutiny: Ohio residents packed hearings over data centers’ water, energy, and land impacts, while Michigan’s leaders backed a major data center project as “responsible” growth. Corporate Climate Disclosure Rollback: The SEC moves to repeal climate-disclosure rules, raising concerns about what investors will be told. Mosquitoes as Public Health Tool: Google seeks approval to release up to 32 million sterile mosquitoes in California and Florida to curb disease-carrying Aedes populations.