Full shade can lower pavement temperatures 15 degrees, a potentially life-saving benefit during extreme heat. But efforts to bring more shade to cities, especially their less-leafy, lower-income neighborhoods, could wither like ferns in a heat wave.
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www.kuow.org · 'Tree equity' on the chopping block in Washington stateFull shade can lower pavement temperatures 15 degrees, a potentially life-saving benefit during extreme heat. But efforts to bring more shade to cities, especially their less-leafy, lower-income neighborhoods, could wither like ferns in a heat wave.
