Chlordecone Accountability: A new French law has officially recognized the State’s responsibility for long-term chlordecone pollution in the French West Indies, now in force after publication in the Official Journal. It opens the door to talks on compensation for people affected by pesticide exposure in Guadeloupe and Martinique, with the government given one year to report to Parliament on how to extend existing support schemes. Funding & Next Steps: The measures will be financed partly through an added levy on tobacco products, while priorities for the coming years include speeding up cleanup, backing agriculture and fishing, strengthening research into exposure-linked diseases, and improving care for victims as court rulings are expected soon. Science Debate Watch: STAT readers are actively debating blue zones, including concerns raised about open-access publishing fees and the validity of the “blue zones” concept. Book Review (Engineering & Life Story): A review spotlights Yusuf Olanrewaju Sagaya’s 2026 autobiography, praised by Emeritus Professor Olu Obafemi for its engineering roots and personal recollections.