Cutting down trees in cities and towns harms our communities because urban trees reduce excessive heat, air pollution, and stormwater flooding. In the US, urban neighborhoods with few trees have more deaths and illnesses than those with more trees. Yet some insurance companies now require property owners to cut down healthy trees in order to get insurance coverage.

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