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    Ashish Sharma discussed mitigating the urban heat island effect Monday.

    Researchers and city officials told aldermen on Monday that combatting the phenomenon of urban heat islands in Chicago will require a “mix of solutions” as the city’s tree canopy shrinks and temperatures rise.

    The more than two-hour meeting of the City Council Committee on Environmental Protection and Energy on Monday included a subject matter hearing on the effects of heat islands and potential remedies to the issue.

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