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Plant trees for environment: Sen. Cynthia Villar presides over the hearing of the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change to discuss various bills aimed at enhancing environmental sustainability and mitigating climate change through tree planting initiatives. During Wednesday’s hearing, May 22, 2024, Villar cited various benefits from planting trees for the environment, especially in mitigating climate change by absorbing carbon dioxide, improving air quality, and regulating temperature, among others. Villar enumerated the bills to be discussed: Senate Bill Nos. 1538, 2228, and House Bill No. 9588 or the Graduating Students for Reforestation Act; HBN 9587 or the Family Tree Planting Act; SBN 1444 and HBN 8569 or the Tree Planting Plan as an Additional Requirement in the Application for Building Permits. “The goal is to refine these proposals to ensure that they are practical and intimately will benefit our environment,” Villar said. (Bibo Nueva España/Senate PRIB)