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A last-minute compromise in the megabill eases the ramp down in clean energy incentives sought by hardliners.

Gov. Newsom challenged the Trump administration to match the state's investments in wildfire preparedness. In response, the administration criticized Newsom's own funding cuts.

The Los Angeles County wildfires unleashed all kinds of contaminants once locked away in paints, plastics and elsewhere. Among the most concerning is lead, so, like hundreds of Angelenos, a reporter who covered the fires got his blood tested.

Locked-down Hungarians who gained or lost pets saw almost no lasting shift in mood or loneliness, and new dog owners actually felt less calm and satisfied over time--hinting that the storied "pet effect" may be more myth than mental-health remedy ...

Female chimpanzees that forge strong, grooming-rich friendships with other females dramatically boost their infants' odds of making it past the perilous first year--no kin required. Three decades of Gombe observations show that well-integrated ...

Macquarie University researchers reveal that chlorothalonil, still commonly sprayed on American and Australian produce, cripples insect fertility by more than a third at residue levels typically found on food. The unexpectedly sharp drop in fruit-fly ...

Vigorous coastal low forecast to keep sending severe weather across eastern NSW for much of Wednesday, before gradually easing on Thursday ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law two bills that will overhaul the landmark California Environmental Quality Act in an effort to streamline housing development in the state.

Jason Grumet, CEO of American Clean Power, said of the overall bill: "We're no longer crashing the plane. We're just crash landing the plane."

An invation of 'lovebugs,' dive-bombing pedestrians in Seoul, are inspiring a little fear and a lot of loathing.