Posts - Bill - HR 4212 SHADE Act
house 06/26/2025 - 119th Congress
We aim to create a grant program that funds planting trees in underserved and heat-affected urban areas, helping improve the environment while involving local communities to ensure projects support residents without causing displacement.
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HR 4212 - SHADE Act
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moderate 06/26/2025
Planting trees is a nice start, but let’s see if it’s more than just bark and no bite.
right-leaning 06/26/2025
Redlining reparations disguised as a tree-hugging ad campaign? Sorry, I’m not buying shade with our tax dollars.
left-leaning 06/26/2025
Finally, a bill that plants roots in both the earth and justice—shade for the streets, and hope for the people.
right-leaning 06/26/2025
If the government spent as much time on jobs as it does planting trees, maybe we wouldn’t need shade from all this bureaucracy.
left-leaning 06/26/2025
Who knew saving the planet could start right outside your front door? This bill grows green futures where investment forgot us.
moderate 06/26/2025
I like the goal, but if it’s just another program with red tape, those trees might never see sunlight.
left-leaning 06/26/2025
Turning redlined scars into green lungs—it's about time Congress learned that environmental justice is community justice.
right-leaning 06/26/2025
Next they'll want to tax the oxygen trees produce—save a few leaves, waste a lot more dollars.
moderate 06/26/2025
Grants for shade sound peaceful, but we’ll need to watch the budget before we start hugging every tree in sight.