Heat Island Reduction Program

Cooler neighbourhoods through urban greening

The Heat Island Reduction Program helps communities reduce urban heat through trees, cool roofs, cool pavements, and smart land-use planning. EPA shares mitigation benefits and policy tools with local decision-makers and residents.

What you can do

• Organise a tree-planting or cool-roof pilot on a heat-vulnerable block
• Ask your city to adopt heat island strategies in climate and equity plans
• Use EPA materials to educate neighbours on shade and reflective surfaces

How to participate

• Browse actions at Heat Island Reduction
• Partner with schools and parks departments on planting days

Why it matters

Heat islands hit low-income neighbourhoods hardest. Community greening cuts cooling demand and makes outdoor life safer during heat waves.

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Source: US Environmental Protection Agency. Public domain (US Government work).