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Trees play a critical role in beautifying neighborhoods and climate stabilization.

Residents in neighborhoods with less tree cover face hotter summers, higher bills and more health complications. Several metro cities and nonprofits are working to repair this gap in the canopy.

Looking to help preserve and improve the Twin Cities’ beloved tree canopy? Here’s how you can get involved.

In north Minneapolis, a 2011 storm wiped out 150 acres of trees — and to this day, an untold number have not been replaced. Costs, upkeep, reluctant landowners, competing dreams for limited space, as well as invasive pests are all issues impeding the canopy recovery.

With a historic budget for parks and recreation, New York City is crafting strategic plans to increase tree canopy through an environmental justice lens. New York Citys $624 million parks budget includes funding for capital projects such as planting 20,000 new trees. City Council recently held an oversight hearing on increasing tree canopy, which gave residents the chance to provide input on shade access in their community. ...

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Environmental groups are pushing for changes to North Carolinas industry-permitting process, which they say does not account for the cumulative impacts of environmental pollution. People exposed to multiple chemical and environmental stressors tend to have higher rates of heart disease, cancer, diabetes and other health problems. Sherri White-Williamson, environmental justice policy director for the North Carolina Conservation Network, said currently, the state Department of Environmental Prot...

The Infrastructure Act is providing $1.2 trillion for improvement projects across water, energy, building and transportation sectors. A new report looks at how officials can use funds to address environmental justice. Authored by the National Wildlife Federation, the report provides a framework for front-line and fenceline communities experiencing environmental-justice issues such as frequent flooding to finance solutions through infrastructure dollars. ...

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