Climate Governance: Snohomish County is recruiting residents for six seats on its Climate Action Advisory Committee to shape local emissions-cutting and resilience plans. Supreme Court, Environment Law: India’s top court struck down a 2021 retrospective environmental clearance memo, warning ex-post approvals should be the exception, not the norm. Local Green Planning: Malaysia’s Kelantan now requires mandatory green spaces in new developments, with rules scaling by project size. Clean Transport: Duval County Public Schools will add 26 electric school buses and chargers funded through the EPA’s Clean School Bus Program. Energy Costs & Equity: Maine activists say coal investment will worsen affordability as low-income households already face the highest energy burden in the U.S. Pollution & Health: New aerial footage spotlights pollution from Turkey’s Afşin-Elbistan coal plant, tied to major health impacts. North Sea Ecosystems: A court ruling curtails bottom trawling in the Dutch part of Dogger Bank, though wind-farm pressure remains. Grid Storage Push: Maryland lawmakers and advocates back four battery storage projects as bills rise. Oil & Policy Tensions: The U.S. faces pushback over a plan to lift an oil ban near New Mexico’s Chaco Canyon, with tribal leaders calling it a “profound mistake.”