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WHAT'S HAPPENING TODAY: Good afternoon and happy Wednesday, readers! We hope you weren't looking forward to a quiet week before Christmas, as big news keeps coming. Today, Callie and Maydeen kick things off looking at the EPA's greenlighting of ...

His agencies are leveraging California's vast market power to prod the auto industry to ramp up production of battery-powered vehicles -- regardless of what the incoming president wants.

California ground squirrels hunt, kill and eat voles, reveals a new study documenting evidence of widespread carnivorous behavior among squirrels.

Powerful storm in drought-hit region confirmed to have killed 45 people in Mozambique and 13 in Malawi ...

We want to hear how you manage to eat a planet-friendly diet despite soaring food prices and lack of access ...

Gone are the pleasures of licking the foil cover on yoghurts and soft cheese. Plus no one consulted me about this dismal change to my home routines, writes Adrian Chiles ...

The U.S. Forest Service has closed all trails to Mt. Baldy's peak until December 2025 to help the ecosystem recover from a fire. Hikers are defying the closures.

Trade can help protect species - and real skins are often more sustainable than synthetic alternatives, say conservationists ...

Critics and opposition parties vow to oppose major projects they fear could damage the environment ...

Economists looked at test scores and school attendance for Chicago-area kids before and after a bug infestation wiped out the city's ash trees. Education outcomes for low-income students went down, highlighting how the impacts of ecosystem ...