Officials take bold action to solve major public health hazard: ‘It’s important’

Though summer is technically over, many people are still battling high temperatures, especially in southern urban areas. Now, the city of Louisville, Kentucky, is working on a potential solution to beat that heat with a natural, greener approach.

Earlier this summer, Louisville Metro Parks and Recreation announced a six-week study of every tree in the public right-of-way in the metro to assess where more trees are needed, according to a report from WLKY.

“You can see at least a 10-degree difference when you’re in a heavily canopied area versus out in the concrete in the middle of the city,” the city’s forestry manager, Katie Karl, said. “So by combining this [federal] grant and then urban forestry funds, we’re trying to have a complete, comprehensive inventory of [the trees in] Jefferson County.”…

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