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Trees equalize the rich and the poor

Trees equalize the rich and the poor

A New York study found that children who reside along tree-lined streets have lower rates of asthma. In this Columbia University research which is found in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, it was concluded that asthma rates in children who are four and five years old were reduced by 25 percent for every extra 343 trees per square kilometer. [...]