As climate change pushes temperatures higher, people of color and low-income residents living on the west side and in downtown Salt Lake City will bear the brunt of the heat.
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Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall plants a tree at the International Peace Gardens in Salt Lake City on Monday, April 19, 2021. The event kicked off this year’s 1,000 Trees Initiative, Mendenhall’s commitment to Salt Lakers to add 1,000 more trees, and the benefits they provide, to the city’s west side every year she is in office.
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Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall on Monday kicked off the latest round of her 1,000 Trees Initiative, a commitment to Salt Lakers to add 1,000 more trees, and the benefits they provide, to the city’s west side every year she is in office.