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12445
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The authors discuss benefits of protecting urban trees, such as lower energy costs through shading and reduced greenhouse gases and survey tree protection strategies in over one hundred local and county governments in the state.
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27184
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The Home Owners' Loan Corporation pioneered the practice of redlining, selectively granting loans and drawing lines around black and low-income neighborhoods. In East Durham, the largest redlined areas also suffer from a lack of trees, as compared to richer, white neighborhoods. This shows how discriminatory federal policies from the past affect Durham’s tree canopy today.
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