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Urban sustainability

Will Seattle finally protect its trees? A leafy promise left unfulfilled

By Carolyn Bick | July 30, 2019
With Crosscut, International Examiner, South Seattle Emerald

South Seattle, with a heavy concentration of industry and people of color who on average earn less than residents in other parts of the city, also features some of the sparsest tree canopy in Seattle, according to a city study. That matters to residents’ health, a growing body of evidence suggests.

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