Immigration & Detention Litigation: Glenwood Springs’ council voted 6-1 to sue the private owner of the Midland Center property in Colorado where U.S. ICE runs a detention site, arguing the operator is continuing despite a zoning decision that revoked a special-use permit after repeated retention-limit violations. Mining & Community Activism: LMN announced a hybrid “Resisting Mining Book Club” with Françoise Vergès discussing “Making the World Clean,” including mining waste and how racialized labor shapes “cleaning” and environmental harm. Urban Heat Resilience: A new report warns tropical cities can’t always afford fixes for urban heat islands—shade, green roofs, cool roofs, and street airflow—just as El Niño threatens record heat, raising risks for vulnerable residents. Tax & Energy Regulation: California’s Supreme Court ruled cities can’t add extra local steps before taxpayers seek refunds, in a dispute involving Marathon Petroleum’s Carson refinery operations. Carbon Storage Accountability: Coverage highlights California’s push to permanently store CO2 underground and the looming question of who pays and who’s responsible if storage goes wrong. Aviation & Tourism Links: Air France will fly Pope Leo XIV on special flights during his first official visit to France, with a noted historical connection to Saint-Denis on Réunion. Beverage Trade (Réunion Ingredient): Sir Edmond Gin expands in Hong Kong via Patollo Trading and Dram Good Stuff, marketing its Bourbon vanilla sourced from La Réunion.