DOGE cuts an effort to plant thousands of trees in St. Louis, citing anti-DEI push

DOGE cuts an effort to plant thousands of trees in St. Louis, citing anti-DEI push

In mid-February, the federal government cut a $4.7 million grant to the Arbor Day Foundation’s Community Roots Program. It brings trees to low-income communities. Beyond Housing, Forest ReLeaf and the Friends of the Bellefontaine Cemetery would have planted thousands of trees with the funding.