California’s Roadside Trees Provide $1 Billion in Municipal Services

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By Yale Environment 360Jun 17, 2016, 12:20 pm103 ptsTrending
The trees that line California’s streets and boulevards are worth an estimated $1 billion a year for the work they do in removing air pollution, storing CO2, cooling homes, and reducing rain runoff, among other municipal services, Palm trees in Los Angeles, California. according to a new analysis by the U.S.…

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