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084 | Treeless Neighborhoods and Poverty: the Deadly Link and How to Address it

084 | Treeless Neighborhoods and Poverty: the Deadly Link and How to Address it

Update: 2023-01-18
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A 2021 study of trees in America showed that poor neighborhoods had far fewer trees than wealthier ones, and that translates into higher temperatures, poorer air, and more deaths. Jad Daley of American Forests explains the Tree Equity Score, what it means, and his organization's effort to plant -- and, more importantly, grow -- 522 million trees across American cities.
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084 | Treeless Neighborhoods and Poverty: the Deadly Link and How to Address it

084 | Treeless Neighborhoods and Poverty: the Deadly Link and How to Address it

Steve Zwick