Tuesday, August 13, 2013

‘The Era of the Lawn in the West Is Over’ as Drought-Weary Cities Urge Residents to Save Water

Credit: Sustainablelafayette.org
The southwestern U.S., an already arid region of the country, has been parched by droughts over the last few years.  Now, a number of the region’s cities are cracking down on a feature of American households that the EPA says sucks up more than 15 percent of Americans’ overall water usage — the grassy lawn.


The Era of the Lawn in the West Is Over

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