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Category: Environmental Justice

More than 300 trees were removed to build the solar farm on the Catholic University campus.

Catholic University and Other Schools Drive Significant Tree Loss In D.C., Sometimes Due to Competing ‘Green’ Initiatives

Catholic University is the top deforester in D.C. since 2020, largely due to the removal of more than 300 trees to make way for the installation of a massive solar farm on its campus. But it is not the only D.C. school driving tree canopy loss, Hola Cultura’s reporting finds.