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Strong demand for cleanup crews in North Carolina

by Andy Uhler Oct 18, 2018

After recent storms, residents are still struggling to get back to normal amid mountains of debris.

“This is heart wrenching, you know?” says Randy Campbell, who with his crew clears debris after disasters. “We just come in and help clean it up and make some money doing it.”

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Strong demand for cleanup crews in North Carolina

by Andy Uhler Oct 18, 2018

After recent storms, residents are still struggling to get back to normal amid mountains of debris.

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Inside New York City's 24-hour Christmas tree stands

by Ryan Kailath Dec 22, 2017

A few days before Christmas, our reporter sets out to find a tree for the office.

Danny Abbott hangs lights for the night crew at Soho Trees in New York City.

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In Nebraska, historic shelterbelts are making way for more crops

by Kai Ryssdal and Shaheen Ainpour Nov 28, 2017

The strips of trees once protected farmers from Dust Bowl storms. Reporter Carson Vaughan wrote about them.

A view of the plains in Sidney, Nebraska.

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Savannah woodworkers find new uses for trees downed by Hurricane Matthew

by Marketplace Contributor Jan 5, 2017

Locals are trying to save some of Savannah's beautiful old trees from the woodchipper

Hurricane Matthew uprooted or damaged many trees in Coastal Georgia, including some in Savannah's famous historic squares.

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Preparing for El Niño's storms in Los Angeles

by Andy Uhler Dec 28, 2015

Southern Californians are worrying about flooding, mudslides and their trees

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Here's a plan: plant trees, mine coal

by Scott Tong Oct 7, 2015

As coal mines in the U.S. close, an entrepreneur has a plan to pair mines with carbon sinks.

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Putting a dollar value on that tree in your yard

by David Weinberg Apr 26, 2013

Yes, it's Arbor Day again. Don't hug a tree, plant one. Or, calculate the value of what a tree is doing for the environment.

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British ash trees threatened by fungus from Denmark

by Stephen Beard Dec 4, 2012

The disease could wipe out a third of Britain's forest, and landowners and tree growers could lose tens of millions.

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A new way to measure income inequality

by Jeff Horwich Sep 20, 2012

Environmental writer Tim De Chant says gauging income inequality is as simple as looking at a neighborhood's trees.

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