China Will Plant 32,400 Square Miles of Trees to Combat Air Pollution

https://futurism.com/china-plant-32400-square-miles-trees-combat-air-pollution/

I was aware that China did have a current air pollution problem, however I was unaware that they were taking initiative to fix that problem. According to the article, "Most of the troops are being dispatched to the heavily-polluted Hebei province near Beijing — one of the biggest contributors to the country’s smog problem." This is good that they are helping where it is most needed. It is also good that the province pledged to increase its forest coverage to 35 percent by 2020. Air pollution like this does have an impact of human health and needs to be fixed as soon as possible.

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  1. AnonymousMarch 12, 2018 at 5:12 AM

    I think this is amazing! A country that realizes its mistakes and issues in the environment is taking charge to fix it to better our earth! Maybe the US could take some steps in that direction!

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  2. AnonymousMarch 13, 2018 at 5:39 PM

    How much do you think this will decrease the smog problem? I think that there should also be reforms being made to decrease the amount of smog produced. Attack the problem right at its source...

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  3. AnonymousMarch 18, 2018 at 5:36 PM

    I agree with ariyanna, it's good to see that a country is taking initiative to try to fix their problem. No matter how much it will decrease the smog problem it will still help a little and be a start.

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  4. AnonymousMarch 19, 2018 at 9:15 AM

    Will the trees have more of an effect down the road a few years due to them being larger?

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