A satellite designed, built and tested in Gilbert will be launched in February to circle the globe collecting data for NASA and the Department of Interior.

Each year, as forest fires rage across the state, it’s heartbreaking to see thousands of trees consumed by flames. Just a few months ago, the Gladiator Fire blazed through more than 16,000 acres in the Prescott National Forest; and last year, the Wallow Fire destroyed more than 530,000 acres of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, making it the largest forest fire in the state’s history. Unfortunately, many residents lost their homes in both of these fires, and all of us have lost so much that these tranquil forests have to offer.

Washington -- Arizona is one of several Western states with a higher-than-normal likelihood for large wildfires this summer based on unseasonably dry weather conditions, according to new data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association.

Arizona voters could get a chance this year to tell the federal government to butt out of what we do with our air, land, water and wildlife.

The Salt River Project is giving away desert adapted shade trees to homes around the Valley to reduce energy costs and improve air quality.

Schools that want to encourage nature studies can now apply for a grant through the Arizona Centennial Commission & 2012 Foundation in conjunction with the Arizona Community Tree Council.

Queen Creek is offering free Christmas tree recycling at a drop-off location on Crewse Lane, just south of the Municipal Services Building, from 8 a.m. to noon Jan. 8 and 14.

It’s probably no surprise to most Arizona workers.

The Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department's Forestry Supervisor, Richard Adkins, has earned prestigious international recognition. The International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) recently named Adkins as one of seven 2011 recipients of the organization's True Professionals Award. The ISA grants the award to forestry professionals that have demonstrated special achievement in a professional setting, cultivating fruitful relationships with clients, successful initiatives in community education, unique contributions to the betterment of the profession and the pursuit of professional development.

WASHINGTON – Arizona lost more than 281,000 jobs from 2007 to 2009, and more than 8,800 businesses closed in the same time period, according to the latest Census numbers on county business patterns.

When it comes to illegal immigration, President Obama's policy is clear: If you can't say something nice, then don't say anything at all.

OKLAHOMA CITY - The country's calf crop has been depleted to its lowest level in 60 years, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and it could take several years to replenish supply.

The world's warming climate is forcing trees and the plant life around them into new territories where the environment is more like the areas where they normally thrive, scientists report from a new global survey.

WASHINGTON — When the Senate takes up a jobs bill later this month or early in February, the debate will center on whether it really will create jobs and be worth plunging the government tens of billions of dollars further into debt.

The state will pay roughly $500,000 to take out thousands of dead citrus trees in San Tan Valley left abandoned by a business sometime around late 2006.

ROME — Here's another of the Mafia's trademark offers-you-can't-refuse: pay or be eaten by a crocodile.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The wildfire that has scorched 13 square miles and destroyed dozens of homes in the hills above this scenic coastal city was apparently sparked by a power tool being used to clear brush, investigators said Sunday.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Vice President Joe Biden told more than 3,000 college graduates that they are at a watershed moment with a chance to shape history that few generations ever encounter.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - A blanket of cool ocean mist shrouded the coast on Sunday morning, giving firefighters the break they needed to begin beating back the wildfire that destroyed dozens of buildings and chased thousands of people from their homes.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - A wildfire raging along mountain slopes expanded along a five-mile front above normally serene coastal communities Friday, burning more homes and raising the number of evacuees to more than 30,000.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Fierce winds blew a wildfire into Southern California homes Wednesday, forcing thousands of people to flee as columns of smoke rose from a scenic coastal enclave.