Sitting under the wide canopy of a tree can cool you off on a hot summer day and even lower home-energy costs. If your landscape is treeless, the sooner a new tree grows a shady canopy, the better. A ...

LIVABILITY SCORE TO COMPILE THE LIST. AND NOW TO OUR IMPACT. WEATHER. AS OUR AREA HAS BEEN UNDER A HEAT ADVISORY TODAY AND THE HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THIS WEEKEND. YOU GOT TO FIND SOME SHADE.

Tree canopies shading Massachusetts cities and towns could grow dramatically, particularly in environmental justice communities where there's currently scant coverage, under a legislative proposal to ...

The Temperature Drop Phenomenon Urban trees can lower local air temperatures by 8-12 degrees Celsius in Central European cities, and up to 12 degrees Celsius at pedestrian level through radiation ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — All tree shade may not be equal. For Alex Kobald, associate director of the Design Across Scales Lab at Cornell University’s College of Architecture, Art and Planning, ...

Discover practical strategies to cool Indian backyards with shade trees and structures. From neem and mango to pergolas and ...

Plant as many as 276,000 trees on both public and private property by 2040. The commission will vote on the plan Tuesday ...

CRITICAL ISSUE. SACRAMENTO’S KATE RILEY PLANTED THE TREE OUTSIDE HER HOME NEARLY 30 YEARS AGO. IT’S ONE OF THE TALLEST TREES ON THIS BLOCK. IT PROVIDES SHADE. IT KEEPS MY LIVING ROOM FRIGID THROUGH ...

The amended ordinance calls for the requirement of permits to remove most trees and for residents to replace tree plantings.

A new Cornell University study offers clearer details on how much shade New York City trees provide. The researchers found that not all trees throw the same shade – even when they’re the same size.

The city of Miami Beach has pursued a plan in recent years to add canopy trees while making palm trees less of a priority, as officials seek to counteract the effects of climate change and bring more ...