An environmental cleanup of a mine in Colorado went horribly wrong, leading to the spill of one million gallons of contaminated water into a creek that drains into the San Juan River.
The head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rejected lawmakers calls to ban travelers from three West African nations gripped by an Ebola outbreak, arguing it could increase risks to Americans.
The Obama administration is considering screening airline passengers for Ebola symptoms as they arrive in the U.S. from some West African nations, an approach that had been previously rejected.