RE: The Official "Damned Trump" Thread: Phase II
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All I can think of is: They paved paradise and put up a parking lot...
President Trump Shares His Plans to Alter the Historic White House Rose Garden
Last month, the New York Times reported that President Trump would like to replace the White House Rose Garden “with a hard surface to resemble a patio like the one he has at Mar-a-Lago.” Now, in a new interview, the President appeared to share his plans for the historic grounds.
And this: Donald Trump anti-DEI push strips communities of $75 million to plant much-needed trees
In New Orleans' Lower 9th Ward, Arthur Johnson has witnessed firsthand the vital role trees play, from filtering pollution to providing respite from the scorching summer sun.
But two decades after Hurricane Katrina decimated 200,000 trees across the city, including many in Johnson's own neighborhood, efforts to restore the tree canopy face a significant setback.
The US Forest Service's recent decision to terminate a $75 million grant to the Arbor Day Foundation has dealt a blow to communities struggling to afford tree planting initiatives.
The program, designed to bring green spaces to underserved neighborhoods, has become the latest casualty of the Trump administration's campaign against environmental justice.
The grant termination has had a direct impact on organizations like Sustaining Our Urban Landscape (SOUL), an environmental group working in New Orleans' historically Black communities. Having already planted over 1,600 trees, SOUL has now been forced to halt plans for an additional 900, leaving a void in the ongoing effort to restore the city's green spaces.
President Trump Shares His Plans to Alter the Historic White House Rose Garden
Last month, the New York Times reported that President Trump would like to replace the White House Rose Garden “with a hard surface to resemble a patio like the one he has at Mar-a-Lago.” Now, in a new interview, the President appeared to share his plans for the historic grounds.
And this: Donald Trump anti-DEI push strips communities of $75 million to plant much-needed trees
In New Orleans' Lower 9th Ward, Arthur Johnson has witnessed firsthand the vital role trees play, from filtering pollution to providing respite from the scorching summer sun.
But two decades after Hurricane Katrina decimated 200,000 trees across the city, including many in Johnson's own neighborhood, efforts to restore the tree canopy face a significant setback.
The US Forest Service's recent decision to terminate a $75 million grant to the Arbor Day Foundation has dealt a blow to communities struggling to afford tree planting initiatives.
The program, designed to bring green spaces to underserved neighborhoods, has become the latest casualty of the Trump administration's campaign against environmental justice.
The grant termination has had a direct impact on organizations like Sustaining Our Urban Landscape (SOUL), an environmental group working in New Orleans' historically Black communities. Having already planted over 1,600 trees, SOUL has now been forced to halt plans for an additional 900, leaving a void in the ongoing effort to restore the city's green spaces.
