Can we save Christmas (trees)?

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Can we save Christmas (trees)?

By Anisa Khalifa,

Published December 5, 2024 at 5:30 AM EST

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From the White House to your living room, North Carolina鈥檚 iconic Fraser fir is the most popular Christmas tree in America. But this holiday season, something is threatening to wipe it out 鈥� and the $250 million dollar industry associated with it.

Special thanks this week goes out to Kate Sheppard of The Assembly.

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Steve Riley, contributor at The Assembly

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Anisa Khalifa

Anisa Khalifa is an award-winning podcast producer and host at 吉彩网网站. She grew up in a public radio household, and fell in love with podcasts shortly before her friends convinced her to start one with them about Korean dramas. Since joining 吉彩网网站 in 2021, Anisa has produced Me and My Muslim Friends, CREEP, Tested and Dating While Gray, and is the host of 吉彩网网站's weekly podcast The Broadside.

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