{"id":66720,"date":"2021-07-20T15:35:08","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T19:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=66720"},"modified":"2022-01-27T14:32:28","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T19:32:28","slug":"since-when-have-trees-existed-only-for-rich-americans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=66720","title":{"rendered":"DEI: Since When Have Trees Existed Only for Rich Americans?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-63477\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DEI-icon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" \/><strong>A New York Times Article on environment and discriminatory practices<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Since When Have Trees Existed Only for Rich Americans<\/em> highlights the extreme variation in tree coverage in large cities where the rich have 50% more greenery in their environment than the lower-income communities.<\/p>\n<p>Stemming from discriminatory \u201credlining\u201d policies of the past, the minimal greenery for impoverished American communities impacts everything from mental health to social connections to economic opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Please read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2021\/06\/30\/opinion\/environmental-inequity-trees-critical-infrastructure.html\">the New York Times article<\/a> in its entirety. 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