Media Features

Watts Rising and our partners are being recognized! Check out some of the news and media features our dedicated project partners have been highlighted in.

Poor Neighborhoods Bear the Brunt of Extreme Heat, “Legacies of Racist Decision-Making’- Highlighting North East Trees

TONY BARBOZA, RUBEN VIVES | It was a typical summer day in Los Angeles, but…

LADOT x Channel 34 News

Check out our partners at LADOT telling Channel 34 News all about our Electric Dash…

City Infrastructure Must Evolve To Protect Residents From Extreme Heat- Highlighting TreePeople

LEE HALE, JONAKI MEHTA | Heat is the number on weather-related killer in the U.S.,…

Free Tree Programs in Watts Help Environment, Add More Green Space- Highlighting North East Trees and TreePeople

JADA MONTEMARANO | LOS ANGELES — Creating more green space in underserved city streets is…

Los Angeles Confront Its Shady Divide- Highlighting North East Trees

ALEJANDRA BORUNDA | A lack of tree cover in low-income areas has left many residents…

To Offset Climate Change, Scientists Tout City Trees and Ultra-White Paint- Highlighting North East Trees

ROBERT LEE HOTZ | With record global temperatures stoking droughts and deadly heat waves, some scientists are…

TreePeople x LA Galaxy

Watts Rising partner TreePeople teamed up with the LA Galaxy soccer team to plant trees…

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