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Originally Posted by Dadhawk

As an aside, this brings to mind the multiple studies I've seen that attempt to point out that pine trees are bad for the environment. At one point they were one of the leading contributors to air pollution in North Carolina.

I remember this too. There is nuance to everything. A beetle infestation was causing the release of 20x the level of VOCs from trees or something, and in another article they were mentioning the trees were off putting more VOCs in response to warmer weather in order to stay cool. Another mentioned these VOCs mixing with anthropomorphic pollutants to be a super smog hazard. Brings a new perspective to the adage of stepping outside (in nature) to get some fresh air.