Youth Climate Funding: Lincoln, Nebraska is launching a Youth Climate Action Fund with grants up to $5,000 for residents ages 15–24 to lead projects on resilience, local food, waste reduction, and transportation. Climate-Health Research Gaps: A University of the Philippines review finds climate-and-health studies are growing, but remain heavily focused on Luzon and often lack long-term climate-health data. Wildfire Preparedness: Belgium is rolling out a national resilience plan after a century-scale wildfire, promising more civil protection resources as critics question readiness. Net-Zero Debate in Wales: Wales’ plan to reach net zero by 2040 drew mixed reactions—welcomed by some for urgency, but challenged as potentially harmful to business without stronger action. Data Centers, Power, and Water: Scottish Greens say all proposed hyperscale data centers should face full environmental impact assessments, not just two current sites. Clean Energy Permitting: Nova Scotia’s PowerBank won final environmental approval for a C$14M community solar project, aiming to cut emissions and boost local savings and jobs. Drought Response: Sri Lanka is distributing water to nearly 72,000 people as El Niño-driven drought worsens, with $14M allocated for deliveries. Forest Protection Rollback: The U.S. government has filed to rescind the Roadless Rule, a move that would reopen protected forest areas to new road building. Aviation’s Hidden Climate Cost: Google and the UK launched a contrail-avoidance trial over the North Atlantic, targeting one of aviation’s major warming sources. Environmental Justice in Practice: Residents in Puerto Galera, Mindoro, are pushing back on a revised environmental user fee, arguing it unfairly charges fellow islanders and could hurt tourism. Built-Environment Safety: South Africa’s investigations into recent building collapses point to recurring structural and oversight failures, with 17 deaths reported across incidents.