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Climate bill would breathe new life into big-city trees

E&E News · Marc Heller · last updated

After years of fighting for survival, the federal tree-planting effort in cities and towns may be poised for growth.

The climate bill that passed the Senate on Sunday and is set for a House vote later this week would pump $1.5 billion into the Forest Service’s Urban and Community Forestry Program (U&CF), which typically receives just a fraction of that amount from congressional appropriators.

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