U.S. Invests $1.1B for Tree-Planting Project

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The government will donate $1.1 billion in federal funding for trees to be planted across the United States. Us Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom via announced this project yesterday, the trees will be planted across marginalized communities in all 50 states. They include Washington DC, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and some tribal nations. Via said quote, we believe we can create more resilient communities in terms of the impacts of climate. He added the project is intended to quote, mitigate extreme heat incidents and events in many of the cities.