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Legal Humanitarian Internship Kalyn Kappelman
“A 1 kilometer increase in the distance to the nearest forested area leads to an average 5.9% decrease in the market price of a property. A forest view is estimated to increase a property’s sale price, on average, by 4.9%.” Parks and open spaces help to reduce health care/medical costs “Each additional mile walked or run by a sedentary person would save society an average of 34 cents in medical and other costs…A Brown University study reported that the United States could save $20 billion per year in healthcare costs if every American walked for an hour a day.” “Physical and mental health achieved through recreation
and balanced, meaningful lifestyles reduces expensive health care
costs.”
Effects of Longwall Mining on foundations Click here to see how longwall mining effects our environment
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