<p>Philadelphia may be home to the nation’s biggest urban park, but an <a href="http://planphilly.com/articles/2019/07/24/philly-s-low-income-neighborhoods-have-fewer-trees-and-the-city-s-free-tree-program-isn-t-helping">analysis</a> from WHYY’s PlanPhilly revealed there’s a shortage of trees in some neighborhoods. And that has serious implications for residents as the planet heats up. Reporter Catalina Jaramillo explains why there’s a green divide and what the city is doing to fix it.</p>

Philadelphia may be home to the nation’s biggest urban park, but an analysis from WHYY’s PlanPhilly revealed there’s a shortage of trees in some neighborhoods. And that has serious implications for residents as the planet heats up. Reporter Catalina Jaramillo explains why there’s a green divide and what the city is doing to fix it.

<p>Philadelphia may be home to the nation’s biggest urban park, but an <a href="http://planphilly.com/articles/2019/07/24/philly-s-low-income-neighborhoods-have-fewer-trees-and-the-city-s-free-tree-program-isn-t-helping" rel="noopener noreferrer">analysis</a>&nbsp;from WHYY’s PlanPhilly revealed there’s a shortage of trees in some neighborhoods. And that has serious implications for residents as the planet heats up. Reporter Catalina Jaramillo explains why there’s a green divide and what the city is doing to fix it.</p>

Why some Philly neighborhoods have lots of trees — and others don’t

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