Tree Canopy - Inside Climate News

Portland’s Urban Tree Plans May Face a Withering in Federal Funds

Federal money to boost and protect the tree canopies of Portland, Oregon, could disappear as the Trump administration freezes Inflation Reduction Act funds.

By Anna McNulty

Volunteers with Friends of Trees, which has operated in Portland since 1989, help to expand the city’s urban tree canopy. Credit: Courtesy of Friends of Trees

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