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Trees and bushes planted near highways do more than improve the scenery. A new Georgia State University study finds they significantly reduce air pollution caused by motor vehicles, which has been linked to a host of illnesses

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Band aids reduce infection in self-inflicted wounds.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Stop letting the best be the enemy of the good. This is a good measure we can do immediately

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Your sarcastic post can be easily interpreted that way. And also, they did not say you did, then.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Is analogy too much for Lemmy these days?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

/laughs in kbin

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Strange. Was I the only one who was always assuming that the trees there are to reduce air pollution first?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

Sound pollution! It was assumed trees couldn't process air fast enough to matter where you put them in relation to air pollution. But trees have proven to be some of the cheapest and most effective sound barriers, especially since people tend to like them better than the big concrete walls we were putting up in the 90s. They also help with erosion control thanks to their root systems