It took New York eight years to plant one million trees. Now city aims to achieve 30% tree cover by 2040 in a bid to transform the fight against rising heat | World News
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July 28, 2026
For decades, New York has been associated with skyscrapers, traffic, and crowded neighborhoods rather than large-scale environmental remediation. However, in the city’s streets, parks and residential areas, huge changes are happening quietly. Trees…