AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoPesticide Accountability: France’s lower house has unanimously voted to acknowledge the state’s partial responsibility for the long-term harm caused by chlordecone (Kepone) in Guadeloupe and Martinique, after the Senate already backed the bill; the law targets decontamination of polluted land and water, compensation for victims, and a stronger national research push, with research cited by ANSES saying nearly 90% of adults on the islands are contaminated and linking exposure to cancers and other health impacts. Disaster Readiness: The Antilles Armed Forces are running “Operation Caraïbes 26,” a multinational disaster-response drill through June 4, simulating a major cyclone and deploying engineering, rescue, route recovery, and intelligence teams including RSMA units from Martinique and Guadeloupe. Ancient Science, Local Relevance: Scientists report new genomic findings on where upland cotton was first domesticated, pointing to Mexico’s Yucatán region and comparing genomes to wild cotton from areas including Puerto Rico and Guadeloupe. Culture & Memory: France continues debating how to face slavery and colonialism, with renewed attention on how public history is handled in port cities and beyond.
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