Climate & Nature Policy: France’s environment minister Monique Barbut will stay in office after Macron rejected her resignation over a bee-harming pesticide bill, as the fight over acetamiprid and flupyradifurone spills into the climate agenda. Energy Transition: Malaysia says renewable power hit nearly 32% of installed capacity by June, aiming for 35% by 2030 as it launches Large-Scale Solar Project LSS5. Water & Disaster Risk: Kyrgyzstan’s hydromet agency is upgrading monitoring and forecasting to better warn of floods, mudflows, landslides and extreme heat as climate change makes hazards harder to predict. Urban Environment: Pune’s first monsoon test exposed weak infrastructure and preparedness after record-breaking July rainfall caused flooding, transport disruption and damage. Biodiversity & Conservation Funding: Melaka received RM9.801m under Malaysia’s Ecological Fiscal Transfer for biodiversity conservation, including work toward National Geopark recognition. Housing & Homelessness: A Bay Area shelter shortage leaves only about a third of people unhoused sheltered on any given night, keeping homelessness highly visible and politically charged. Oceans & Restoration: A New York town board approved two sites for Oyster Keepers’ reef restoration, pending state approval. Tech & Planet: Experts warn proposed “orbital datacenters” from SpaceX and Blue Origin could be catastrophic for the atmosphere, pushing a call for FCC review and a pause. Science & Microplastics: A 16-year-old Canadian built an AI robot turtle that detects microplastics in water with 94% accuracy.