Climate & Health: UNH climatologist Mary Stampone says New Hampshire is seeing more above-90°F days and higher heat risk, with limited air conditioning in public buildings and growing vulnerability to extreme precipitation and drought. Wildlife Policy: A federal change to the Endangered Species Act will redefine “harm” to exclude habitat degradation, a move critics call devastating for wildlife and likely to open protected federal lands to more development. Water & Infrastructure: A national push to replace lead service lines and tighten PFAS limits spotlights a local accountability problem: residents can’t easily see what’s under their streets, and New Hampshire’s own PFAS and pipe challenges make that gap especially urgent. Research & Industry: UNH marked a construction milestone for a new Center of Excellence for Operational Ocean and Great Lakes Mapping, backed by about $25M in federal funding, aimed at ocean mapping, workforce training, and disaster support. Seafood Tech: The NSF Seafood Engine in New England won $15M to modernize fisheries and aquaculture across Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island, using sensors and AI to improve harvest-side decisions. Public Health (NH): Dartmouth Health secured an $11.8M federal grant to create a Center for Aging with Serious Illness, targeting better care for older adults in rural Upper Valley settings. Environment (NH): Ongoing loon-egg testing is finding widespread contaminants in New Hampshire loons, with researchers working to understand impacts and trace sources. AI & Governance: Xi Jinping’s keynote at the World AI Conference in Shanghai framed global AI governance as a “just and equitable” system, tying Dartmouth’s 1956 AI workshop roots in New Hampshire to today’s policy push. Workforce & AI: A U.S. Senate hearing probed Acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling on the AI workforce and the Workplace Development Partnership. Education Policy (NH): A new NH law puts school district property tax caps on the November ballot, requiring a three-fifths supermajority to limit growth.