Pacific Islands Forum in Palau: Palau is hosting the 55th Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting, with Taiwan’s diplomatic recognition reshaping the agenda and putting China on the back foot as regional leaders weigh security and cooperation. Guam Biosecurity: Guam is moving to strengthen overdue invasive species planning after securing a seat in a Pacific plant protection standards group, a step aimed at better pest surveillance and shipment safeguards. Sewer upgrades: Guam Waterworks Authority is set to put $24.3M toward Northern Sewer Transmission Systems design work tied to a 2024 EPA settlement, including gravity lines, force mains, and pump stations. Abandoned-vehicle crackdown: Guam’s Attorney General is launching “Guam Bomb Busters,” shifting abandoned vehicle cases toward felony and misdemeanor charges to reduce public health risks and contamination. GMH resilience: Guam Memorial Hospital Authority received a $16.1M FEMA grant for secondary power sources to keep care running during outages. Storm watch: A new tropical disturbance, Invest 95W, formed southeast of the Marianas; Guam has no watches or warnings at this time. Marine life & reefs: A Guam scuba diver reports major reef decline at Pete’s Reef compared with earlier decades, highlighting ongoing environmental stress. Education support: Marines at Camp Blaz returned to Finegayan Elementary School for storm recovery and campus support as students resumed classes.