Nuclear Justice: Eighty years after U.S. nuclear testing began in the Marshall Islands, survivors and descendants are still pushing for justice, with a UN Human Rights report saying nuclear justice remains incomplete and calling for remedies grounded in Marshallese culture. Climate as Health: Pacific leaders at the UN General Assembly and UN Climate Week are framing climate change as a health emergency, warning that rising seas are already damaging homes, freshwater, food systems, and health services—while the 1.5°C goal is described as survival, not policy. Veterans’ Care Gaps: A new GAO report says veterans in the Federated States of Micronesia, Marshall Islands, and Palau face major barriers to Department of Veterans Affairs care, often needing costly travel and lacking VA telehealth and specialty services, especially for mental health. Medicaid Eligibility Shock (COFA-linked): Federal Medicaid rules tied to H.R. 1 are set to take effect Oct. 1, limiting coverage for some noncitizens; people from Micronesia, Marshall Islands, and Palau under Compacts of Free Association are listed among those who may remain eligible, but other groups face loss of coverage. Life Expectancy Watch: New analysis highlights uneven life expectancy progress across the Pacific, with the Marshall Islands and FSM noted as slipping from above-average to below-average in recent decades.