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Multi-Billion Dollar Funding Available for Greening Low-Income Communities

$40 billion in federal and state funding is available to help low income communities combat climate change.

Pacoima Middle School Paves the Way With Living Schoolyard

San Fernando Valley Sun / El Sol | The school, in one of the most economically disadvantaged areas of the San Fernando Valley, is the largest greening project for LAUSD.

MacArthur Park School: Lots of Cement, Few Trees

Hispanic LA | With global warming pushing temperatures beyond 100 degrees Fahrenheit, the lack of trees and green space has become a critical problem in schools, where youth vulnerable to the heat spend much of their lives.

Oaxacan Nursery Owner Believes in Benefits of Fruit Trees

Impulso | Fruit tree arborist Ricardo Ortiz is passionate about helping to stop climate change and reforestation, creating shade, and providing delicious food for the palate.

East LA, Boyle Heights Neighbors Call For More Trees, Fewer Cell Phone Antennas

Kiosko | Residents of East Los Angeles and Boyle Heights are asking for more trees to mitigate heat waves and have more oxygen.

Indigenous Wisdom Consulting: A Path for LA County to Embrace Nature

Indigenous Network | Los Angeles County’s original stewards were the Tongva, the Chumash, the Tataviam, and the Acjachemen.

Green Shade Coverage for Extreme Heat: What LA Residents Can Do

World Journal | A report from the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, UCLA reveals that extreme heat has a disproportionate impact on low-income people and communities of color in Los Angeles.

Despite Tree Giveaway Programs in Southern CA, AAPI Don’t Fully Benefit

UNE News Express | Promotion of many nonprofit urban greening and tree giveaway programs has not reached the AAPI community.

Involving Youth in Greening, Maintaining Green Spaces in Schools

Myanmar Gazette | Underserved communities, disproportionately impacted by extreme heat and lacking access to green spaces, are taking matters into their own hands to bring nature into their neighborhoods.

Over 1,000 Trees Planted in Hottest Areas of San Fernando Valley

La Opinión | Despite resistance from some San Fernando Valley residents, expanding green cover benefits neighborhoods and five schools suffering yearly from high temperatures.

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