Seattle, along with other cities, is struggling to balance the need for more housing with the preservation and growth of trees that help address the impacts of climate change.

Housing pushes trees out . Seattle, like many cities, is in the throes of a housing crunch, with pressure to add thousands of new homes every year and increase density.

But Tree Action Seattle and other tree-protection groups frequently highlight new developments where they say too many trees are being taken out to make way for housing. This tension comes after a ...