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Look to the Stars February 23, 2021 TAZO has announced its commitment to fight for climate justice, in partnership with Top Dawg Entertainment recording artist and singer-songwriter SZA, and nonprofit organization American Forests. Together, they are launching the TAZO Tree Corps: a paid, locally hired workforce that will use tree planting and maintenance to help combat climate change and create new jobs in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods and communities of color – because trees have the power to transform neighborhoods. Across the U.S., trees absorb 17.4 million tons of air pollut...

The R&B hitmaker is part of a new sustainability venture that will insource workers from underprivileged communities of color to plant trees.

The R&B hitmaker is part of a new sustainability venture that will insource workers from underprivileged communities of color to plant trees.

Please excuse SZA for the wait for new music; she’s busy saving the world. In her ongoing journey to embrace and learn more about sustainability, the singer has teamed with TAZO Tea and American Forests to launch TAZO Tree Corps, a paid workforce that will plant trees and create jobs in underprivileged communities of color around the country to help fight climate change. The corps will consist of 25 locally hired fellows who will receive training in climate justice advocacy, tree planting, and maintenance. Over the next two years, they’ll work to achieve Tree Equity in Minneapolis, Detro...

American Forests Awards First Tree Planting for Climate Resilience and Human Health Grant to Rhode Island Health Equity Zone Targeted News Service (Press Releases) WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 2021: Rhode Island has been awarded a $100,000 Tree Planting for Climate Resilience and The neighboring cities of Central Falls are among 10 lower-income areas in Rhode Island experiencing poor health outcomes, which prompted the state in 2015 to designate them as Health Equity Zones (HEZ). This designation helps the state prioritize investment in these communities to improve people's health. Many of the H...