Despite the numerous benefits of urban trees, many low-income and minority neighborhoods lack adequate tree cover. This disparity, known as "tree equity," has become an increasingly pressing issue in ...

People move through lower Manhattan on a day where temperatures reached into the mid 90's on September 06, 2023 in New York City. As a late summer heat wave has settled across the city, New York City ...

“We know that there are actual real-life impacts between communities that don’t have access to the health benefits of trees and those that do.” This summer, when the mercury surged in Seattle, I found ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is taking a look at equitable access to shade outdoors, or “tree equity,” and how this directly impacts health. According to data ...