Photographer Mitch Epstein's years-long project highlights the majesty and vulnerability of old growth forests across the US ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – MassDEP celebrated its 50th anniversary in Springfield Tuesday morning. After five decades of protecting our natural resources here in western Massachusetts, this ...

The cicadas are coming, and this time Massachusetts won't be left out when Brood XIV emerges after 17 years underground.

A Chinese student has sued the government over revoking his visa without warning. He won his first battle, but the outcome ...

A new report seeks "justice" for communities in Western and Central Massachusetts, which have long been shortchanged by a state program that reimburses those communities for hosting state-owned land.

The name “Purgatory Chasm” sounds like somewhere you’d send your in-laws when they overstay their welcome, but this ...

Perhaps most importantly for the savvy Massachusetts explorer, spring break timing means you’ll miss both the summer crowds and the fall foliage enthusiasts who descend upon New England like a plague ...

The cuts include grants to local libraries meant to fund unique programs, impacting Western Mass. communities like ...

Still, much of the search unfolds something like an Easter egg hunt, with the team traipsing through forest, scanning their surroundings for the leaf patterns of their target trees. - 'Capsule of ...

Three individuals, including a man from Lowell, have been arrested following an investigation into gunfire reported early ...

People like to start fires,” said Robert Scheller, a forestry and environmental resources professor at N.C. State. “We’re really good at that.” ...