©<p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/21/g-s1-55090/trump-dei-trees-removal-climate-change" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/03/21/g-s1-55090/</span><span class="invisible">trump-dei-trees-removal-climate-change</span></a></p><p>The Trump administration's efforts to end federal <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diversity</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inclusion</span></a> programs has hit an unexpected target: In February, communities around the country learned that funding was <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/canceled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>canceled</span></a> for a nationwide <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/tree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tree</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/planting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>planting</span></a> program aimed at making neighborhoods cooler, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/healthier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>healthier</span></a> and more resilient to <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/dei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dei</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/earthmother" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>earthmother</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trees</span></a></p>