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Massachusetts is on a mission. The state is planting thousands of trees in gateway cities, including New Bedford. It's part of the Greening the Gateway Cities Program.

Looking for a big paycheck while working from home this holiday season? Check out some of the highest-paying job openings in Wake County.

Scott Turner has nearly 30 years of firefighting experience, including more than 12 years working on forest and wildfires.

A towering 100-year-old tree is the center of debate in one Massachusetts North Shore town.

A young firefighter with deep roots in Brockton and East Bridgewater spent July putting out wildfires in Quebec with a shovel and a chainsaw.

A fast-moving and possibly deadly leaf disease is targeting beech trees on Cape Cod -- heres what you should know.

Anyone wondering about the effects of climate change needs only to step outside and take a sniff. In large swaths of Essex County — and indeed, across the state —

AMHERST — An emerging disease that is known to weaken and contribute to the decline of beech trees has been confirmed in some trees in Amherst and other communities in Hampshire and Franklin counties.The malady, beech leaf disease, causes damage to a...

The Briarwood Fire is one of 800+ wildfires reported this year that has burned a combined 1,248 acres in the state. Read more at Boston.com.

Rockport's Briarwood Fire is one of more than 800 wildfires that have burned a combined 1,248 acres in Massachusetts so far this year, according to the Department of Conservation and Recreation's Bureau of Forest Fire Control and Forestry.