Toxic Pesticide Justice: A French appeals court has upheld the dismissal of a long-running criminal case tied to chlordecone (Kepone), the pesticide that contaminated more than 90% of adults in Guadeloupe and Martinique, effectively ending a 20-year fight for criminal accountability involving victims, farmers, and public health groups. Climate Resilience in the Lesser Antilles: A new report looks at how extreme weather has more than doubled this century across the Caribbean, with island geography amplifying storm surges and volcanic risk while also shaping adaptation efforts—from Dominica’s geothermal push to questions in Montserrat about using volcanic recovery for power. Science Policy Debate: STAT readers weigh in on a range of life-science topics, including “blue zones” claims and the costs of open-access publishing, sparking continued discussion on how research findings should be validated and shared.