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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