Today, many communities are plagued by extreme heat, which is increasing in frequency, duration, and temperature, affecting public health and air quality, infrastructure maintenance, natural disaster frequency, and more.
¡°Extreme heat is a growing public health emergency that kills more Americans every year than any other weather-related causes¡ªand breaks down American infrastructure. Senator Ruben Gallego¡¯s Excess Urban Heat Mitigation Act offers a smart, scalable response by supporting proven landscape-based strategies like tree planting, bus and transit shelters, green roofs, and park development. ³Ô¹ÏÌìÌà (ASLA) strongly supports this legislation, which affirms the vital role of landscape architects in building healthier, cooler, and fairer communities through design that works with nature,¡± said ASLA CEO Torey Carter-Conneen.