Climate Court Battle: Norway will ask its Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that struck down oilfield permits for not properly considering climate impacts, setting up a high-stakes fight between Greenpeace and the country’s oil industry. Haze & Fire Response: Indonesia will open its airspace for cloud seeding to help curb choking haze from forest and peat fires, with Malaysia coordinating operations and arrests reported. Coastal Flooding Watch: California braces for a winter of higher tides and erosion, with El Niño, sea-level rise, and king-tide conditions raising the odds of record flooding. Renewables Progress: Low Carbon secured development consent for the Beacon Fen solar-and-storage project in Lincolnshire, a major step toward UK clean power targets. Biodiversity Under Pressure (Hawaiʻi): Hawaiʻi’s reef fish collection fight escalates as advocates urge the state board to stop commercial aquarium permits, warning storms could also spread invasive pests. Local Environmental Governance: Ireland’s Galway City Council ranks among the country’s greenest after EPA enforcement-priority scoring across waste, water, air, noise, and reporting. Land & Rights (Philippines): Mangyan Alangan residents challenge Puerto Galera’s P50 environmental user fee as unfair to indigenous locals, while Marikina residents and environmentalists oppose a bridge plan threatening more than 1,000 trees. Aviation Climate Tech: The UK’s Operation Blue Skies trial will use real-time AI to reroute flights to reduce contrails over the North Atlantic.