Climate Litigation & Judiciary Influence: A new report says climate litigants’ backers ran a multi-year effort to shape how U.S. judges understand climate cases, including training that allegedly leaned toward plaintiffs’ positions. Hydrogen vs. Clean-Energy Claims: Los Angeles environmental groups sued over an $800 million plan to add hydrogen-capable turbines at the Scattergood gas plant, arguing the city skipped key details on hydrogen supply and storage under California’s environmental review rules. Data Centers, Water & Power: In California, a major data-center developer backed a ballot measure that would weaken state environmental protections, while Spain’s regulators face fresh pressure to cap data-center water and energy use and require fully renewable electricity. Heat Records: Copernicus reported August as Earth’s hottest month on record, pushing global temperatures well above the 1.5°C Paris threshold amid human-driven warming and a strong El Niño. Plastic & Litter Enforcement: In Fiji’s Savusavu, residents and business leaders are calling for tougher enforcement of higher litter fines; in Greece, a fishing-for-litter program recovered thousands of concrete blocks and plastic ropes from the sea. Renewables & Grid Costs: Maryland’s electricity bills rose 50.9% over five years as debates intensify over utility profiteering, decarbonization mandates, and data-center demand. Circular Materials: Singapore researchers turned waste paper into battery components using a low-oxygen carbonisation process, aiming to cut emissions versus incineration. Energy Transition Finance: A methane reporting expansion is underway across 40+ jurisdictions, with new rules also targeting coal mines and fossil-fuel importers.