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The benefits of trees are numerous. Around buildings they give shade and protection that lowers energy costs, and their roots reduce the effects of flooding as they can hold gallons of water. They clean our air, help provide vibrant ecosystems, and even improve our mental and physical health.
Each tree planted can contribute to our tree canopy, which provides benefits far past that single tree and instead affects a whole community. Older and more mature trees in general provide the most benefits, so it is crucial that we invest today in the environment we want to see for our future.
The TREES Act is one way to invest, economically and physically, in the future health of low wealth communities and areas that most need tree protection. The TREES Act would create a cost-share grant program at the Department of Energy to provide $50 million in funding to plant a minimum of 300,000 trees annually in residential neighborhoods. The program seeks to prioritize low wealth communities as well as areas with low tree canopy and heat islands. To learn more about the TREES Act click here.
As heat waves and unnatural flooding impact the nation, often the most devastating impact is on historically under-invested communities. Tell your congressional representative to support the reintroduction of this bill to invest in trees for these communities and where they are needed most.
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The benefits of trees are numerous. Around buildings they give shade and protection that lowers energy costs, and their roots reduce the effects of flooding as they can hold gallons of water. They clean our air, help provide vibrant ecosystems, and even improve our mental and physical health.
Each tree planted can contribute to our tree canopy, which provides benefits far past that single tree and instead affects a whole community. Older and more mature trees in general provide the most benefits, so it is crucial that we invest today in the environment we want to see for our future.
The TREES Act is one way to invest, economically and physically, in the future health of low wealth communities and areas that most need tree protection. The TREES Act would create a cost-share grant program at the Department of Energy to provide $50 million in funding to plant a minimum of 300,000 trees annually in residential neighborhoods. The program seeks to prioritize low wealth communities as well as areas with low tree canopy and heat islands. To learn more about the TREES Act click here.
As heat waves and unnatural flooding impact the nation, often the most devastating impact is on historically under-invested communities. Tell your congressional representative to support the reintroduction of this bill to invest in trees for these communities and where they are needed most.
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This advocacy alert is only open to residents of the USA. You can still speak up for the environment in many ways. Visit Openlands.org/Advocacy to view our active campaigns.
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