Trees Clean Air. Trees Cut Heating & Cooling Costs.

What’s happening? American Forests issued “tree equity scores” for cities over 500,000 saying trees clean air, cut heating and cooling costs and increase property values.

Why is this important? I you’re in TX- Houston, Ft. Worth & El Paso are on the list of cities that could benefit from more trees. If, you’re in California, it’s San Jose, Los Angeles, Sacramento and San Diego.

How will this be important? Trees aren’t costly or complicated compared to other strategies. That could make this a very popular policy choice.

Route Fifty | The Cities That Have the Most to Gain From Planting More Trees