Chlordecone Accountability: A Paris appeals court has upheld the dismissal of a long-running criminal case tied to chlordecone, a pesticide used on banana plantations in Guadeloupe and Martinique that still shows up in residents’ blood decades later. Public Health Impact: A new Public Health France study (Kannari 2) reports detectable chlordecone in 81.3% of adults in Guadeloupe and 85.5% in Martinique, with about one in six above the health reference threshold; exposure is higher among people in contaminated areas and those who regularly eat local fish and shellfish. Climate & Resilience Research: A regional science roundup highlights how extreme weather is rising across the Lesser Antilles and points to adaptation efforts—from Dominica’s geothermal push to research on how volcanoes could support recovery. Caribbean Culture & Memory: Musician Etienne Charles discusses how Caribbean rhythms and jazz innovation carry migration histories and identity through sound. Local Environment Watch: Off Florida’s Keys, sargassum die-off is creating foul, oxygen-poor conditions that trap fish—an example of how marine changes can quickly become public health and ecosystem issues. Science Debate: STAT readers weigh in on blue zones and open-access publishing fees in a life-sciences discussion.