A new study from The Nature Conservancy finds that an investment in tree planting of just US $4 per resident in some of the world’s largest cities could improve the health of tens of millions of people by reducing air pollution and cooling city streets. Released at the American Public Health Association annual meeting, the “Planting Healthy Air” study applies well-established research into how trees clean and cool the air locally at a global scale…
Urban trees can save lives by reducing air pollution and temperature
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