New Study Shows Increased Urban Canopy Reduces Premature Deaths

 A recent study by the U.S. Forest Service that assessed projected changes in Philadelphia's tree canopy from 2014 to 2025 found that increased tree canopy reduces mortality, and that even expanding canopy and urban greening efforts at modest levels are "health-promoting and cost-saving measures." The positive effects are most marked in low-income areas with low tree canopy. Read here for a summary of the article, published in the journal The Lancet Planetary Health.

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