Photo evidence of Giant Burmese pythons taking over the Florida Everglades and threatening the park's entire ecosystem.

OAKLAND, CA - A new legal settlement will require thousands of aging wind turbines in Altamont Pass be replaced with new ones that produce more power and kill fewer migratory birds.

SACRAMENTO --Americans throw away 25 percent more trash between Thanksgiving and New Year's as compared to any other time of the year. The extra waste amounts to about 1.2 million extra tons per week (or an extra 6 million tons during the entire holiday season), and is being predicted to be roughly the same for this year even in light of the economic downturn.

SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has for the first time issued guidelines for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from power plants and other industrial sources.

STOCKTON - The ports of Stockton, West Sacramento and Oakland will have a new marine highway that will increase the amount of barge traffic through the Delta and add hundreds of new jobs.

SACRAMENTO - Air quality regulators plan to give businesses more time to comply with California's tough emission standards for off-highway diesel vehicles, such as bulldozers.

SACRAMENTO - Supporters of a ballot initiative to suspend California's landmark greenhouse gas emissions law are reporting more than $5.2 million in contributions -  $5 million of it from three oil companies  - in the most recent fundraising period.

ROSEVILLE - Eco-friendly cleaning products are becoming a popular alternative to traditional cleaners like bleach. There are options for everything from laundry detergent to glass cleaner.

SANTA CLARA - Gov. Schwarzenegger is blasting the oil companies that are trying to undermine California's global warming law, saying they are motivated purely by greed.

SAN FRANCISCO - California regulators have adopted the nation's most aggressive clean energy standards, rules that push utilities toward renewable sources within a decade.

RICHMOND - Richmond officials celebrated Honda's return on Tuesday, saying the 145,000 cars the carmaker Honda plans to move through the Richmond Port will generate at least $85 million in additional revenue and about 200 jobs.

SACRAMENTO - Beyonce made the Master Cleanse famous when she transformed her body for "Dreamgirls", Anne Hathaway says she used David Kirsch's 48-hour detox to get ready for the red carpet, and Gwyneth Paltrow admits to fasting and detoxing a couple times a year. But is detoxing really necessary?

SANTA ROSA - While some towns funnel their treated wastewater into nearby waterways, Santa Rosa has a different system, and it does more than get rid of their waste. It helps keep the lights on.

WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy Department is awarding $575 million to 15 states for projects that store carbon dioxide emissions from coal plants and other sources underground.