How Cities Are Finding Local Solutions To Issues Like Climate Change
Although issues like climate change and adapting to extreme heat require global solutions, local authorities also have a vital role to play.
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Although issues like climate change and adapting to extreme heat require global solutions, local authorities also have a vital role to play.
The city of Phoenix is dedicating millions of dollars to increase tree and shade coverage for underserved communities.
Phoenix recently got a $10 million grant from the U.S. Forest Service.The money, which is part of the Inflation Reduction Act, will go toward planting trees in underserved communities across the city. That’s in addition to money Phoenix has already gotten from the American Rescue Plan Act to plant trees at schools and in neighborhoods.
Over $17 million in federal funds will be used by Phoenix to plant trees in poor neighborhoods this fiscal year.
The United States Forest Service gave Phoenix $10 million for tree-planting efforts to promote equitable cooling throughout the Valley.