EPA proposes to include microplastics and pharmaceuticals on a list of contaminants in drinking water for the first time. The agency is publishing the draft of the sixth version of the list and opening a 60-day public comment period. It expects to finalize the list by mid-November. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s MAHA movement has been pushing the EPA to crack down on environmental contaminants.

Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has sent the world into a tailspin over the impact on oil and gas supplies from the Gulf states. There are rising fears of food shortages and shrinking stockpiles, particularly in developing countries. South Asian countries such as India and Sri Lanka are particularly vulnerable, due to their heavy reliance on imported fertilisers and imported gas and fuel for farming.

Photographer Lalo de Almeida has been documenting the industrialisation taking place in the Amazon rainforest after the Brazilian government relaxed environmental controls. He has photographed trucks that transport soya beans down an Amazonian road near Miritituba, which will be the final stop of a new railway that will be used to carry the beans to the Tapajos river. He also photographs burnt Brazil nut trees near an illegal branch road off another highway.

The EPA is moving toward reviving a proposal to ditch Clean Air Act regulations involving chemical processing of plastic waste into new industrial feedstocks or fuels. The chemical industry has been steadfast in its backing of its chemical recycling methods, including pyrolysis. The American Chemistry Council praised the agency for developing a new rule on advanced recycling. Environmental advocates view the chemical recycling as dirty and polluting.

Super World Trading Inc. is recalling roasted peanuts sold in 9.17-ounce (260g) packages in 19 states. The products were shipped to Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington. They contain cyclamates, a sweetener that is banned in food products in the United States.

In Australia's Northern Territory, Aboriginal fishers are rebuilding coastal economies with commercial licences, mentoring, cultural authority and a pathway to city buyers. In Canada's west coast, Indigenous-led action to dismantle destructive commercial fish farms is helping to restore wild salmon stocks and support the return of orcas. In Uganda, fisherwomen are at the forefront of resisting military violence, state-imposed hunger, and abuse from foreign investors as they organize to reclaim the right to fish and farm. In South Africa, anti-apartheid struggle set the stage for traditional fishing communities to mobilize and advocate for legal recognition of fishers’ rights.

Li Yihan's pet dog Papi was poisoned and killed in a children's playground in her residential compound in Beijing in 2022. She dedicated her life to getting justice for Papi. She studied law books to bring a legal case against the perpetrator. Zhang was sentenced to four years in prison for the crime of placing dangerous substances.

Some parents worry too much about what their children eat. Dr. Dina Kulik, a pediatrician at Children’s National Hospital, says parents need to give themselves some grace as they strive to give children a healthy lifestyle that includes nutrition and physical activity. Many pediatricians are parents themselves and they have a more relaxed attitude about what kids eat than you might expect.