Residents in Brazoria County, Texas, were warned not to drink the water supply, as it’s tainted with a brain-eating microbe that has already caused one death.

Against all odds, climate change becomes a hot topic at the presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. It’s the first time since 2008 that a presidential debate moderator has raised the issue of climate change. 

A federal judge removes William Perry Pendley from his post as acting director of the Bureau of Land Management, ruling that Pendley has served unlawfully in his position. The ruling calls into question all the decisions and actions taken by Pendley during his tenure. 

The Trump administration proposes removing the “roadless rule” from virtually the entire Tongass National Forest in Alaska. If finalized, the change would allow for increased logging and development in the country’s largest national forest. 

An international team of researchers report that they may be just 10 years away from building a fusion reactor. 

A major supermarket chain in Demark will begin providing shoppers with an estimate of the carbon footprint of their groceries upon checkout. 

In a victory for animal rights, France announces that it will ban the captive breeding of orcas and dolphins and will prohibit the use of wild animals in circuses.

Even as they claim to be committed to addressing climate change, oil giants Shell and BP continue to be members of industry associations that are working to halt any regulations of greenhouse gas emissions. 

Robert Murray, the former head of the now-bankrupt coal-mining company Murray Energy, has filed a claim for black lung benefits. His company long fought against federal mine safety regulations designed to reduce the disease. 

A new report from the Earth Law Center and International Rivers finds that at least 14 countries have given legal rights to rivers and other ecosystems.  

A group of African parrots at a wildlife park in the United Kingdom taught each other swear words—as well as how to laugh after cursing.