Trees
As temperatures rise, there are some relatively simple changes cities can implement to cut cooling costs and deal with spells of extreme heat.
Fast Company
Parts of the city desperately need more trees, but some residents worry about the long-term effects of tree planting in neighborhoods.
Crosscut
Most of the reasons street trees are sometimes unpopular with residents are either untrue or can be mitigated.
PlanPhilly
Tree canopies deliver the most benefits to health and social outcomes to neighborhoods.
Pacific Standard
A new study suggests planting enough trees to cover a landmass the size of the United States.
Associated press via WHYY
Alexander Garvin argues that it’s time for the end of the mega-project in an excerpt from "The Heart of the City: Creating Vibrant Downtowns for a New Century."
Next City
Machine learning has opened a new frontier in urban forest management.
CityLab
Environmentalists are up in arms after the loss of thousands of trees to make room for new developments in Nashville. Now a new affordable housing project could be the demise of the city's largest tree.
Tennessean
The city of San Antonio has a lot of money to spend on trees but not a lot of places to plant them.
San Antonio Express-News
Neither environmentalists nor developers like the city’s current regulations around tree removal, but there is praise on both sides for the “smart and nimble” new version.
D Magazine
Trees improve cities by controlling temperature, absorbing water and carbon dioxide, and adding beauty.
The Conversation
Advocates and politicians are mustering ideas and support for new tree ordinances that line up with the city's climate goals.
KUOW
In terms of its public health benefits, a flourishing tree canopy is practically priceless.
ASLA The Dirt
According to this study, existing "leafy infrastructure" in ten of the world's largest cities confers an estimated $505 million in benefits. Planting more could magnify the effect.
CityLab
Changing the color of L.A. streets and growing out the urban canopy are part of a campaign to fight the heat island in and around Los Angeles.
Gizmodo
All that pollen in the air giving you the sneezes is probably because of all the male trees your city has been planting.
Greater Greater Washington
Treepedia is MIT's effort to collect a complete resource on the tree cover of city streets.
CityLab
A new report from the Nature Conservancy provides evidence of trees as a crucial component of public-health infrastructure.
Vox
The Washington Post Reports a small bit of good news regarding climate change, produced on the same day as a large heap of bad news regarding climate change.
The Washington Post
Some good news from a state that has seen far too much bad news this year: local officials report that the trees of New Orleans are making a surprisingly strong comeback after devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina.
The New Orleans Advocate
