Cities across the United States making historic investments in urban trees

Cities across the U.S. are packed with large amounts of heat absorbing infrastructure and impervious surfaces that don’t have trees, causing temperatures to feel hotter.

President Biden’s $1.5 billion Inflation Reduction Act set aside funds for the federal Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Program for tree-planting projects over the next decade.

Some U.S. cities plan to use the funds for tree maintenance and to develop a tree care workforce, especially in places where workers have barriers to employment, such as a criminal record. While Ameen Taylor feels fortunate he has a cooling tree cover in […]

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