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In First For U.S., Las Vegas Water Officials Want To Ban Nonfunctional Grass
As water scarcity affects wide swathes of the U.S., water systems across the country have asked consumers to take measures like forgoing car washes, replacing grass lawns with dry-weather plants, and using low-flow appliances. Now, drinking water managers in Las Vegas are taking unprecedented action to try and curb the use of this vital resource by targeting city lawns that nobody uses.
“Las Vegas-area water officials have spent two decades trying to get people to replace thirsty greenery with desert plants,”
reported. “Now, they’re asking the Nevada Legislature to outlaw roughly 40% of the turf that’s left.”
Georgia Wins Supreme Court Source Water Battle With Florida
In the decisive culmination to a years-long legal battle over source water between Florida and Georgia, the nation’s highest court has sided unanimously with the Peach State.
“The U.S. Supreme Court won’t force Georgia to curb its water usage, a defeat for downstream Florida in the two states’ long legal war over limited resources,” Bloomberg Law reported. “The justices issued their opinion … rejecting Florida’s plea for an order that would ensure more freshwater flows to the state’s wild oyster population along the Gulf Coast. Florida has hit repeated walls in its legal effort to protect the industry and the area’s broader ecosystem.”