1. Concrete oasis.
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WATER conservation , *LAWNS , *ENVIRONMENTAL policy , *CACTUS , *YUCCA , *GOVERNMENT policy , *ECOLOGY - Abstract
The article focuses on the success of water conservation efforts in Las Vegas, Nevada. It states that between 2002 and 2014, Clark County, Nevada's consumption of water from the Colorado River declined by 30 percent even as a half million additional residents moved to the region. It mentions that new homes in Clark County are banned from including front lawns, resulting in rock gardens and the planting of cacti and yucca plants. It compares how Nevada regulates water use with California.
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- 2015