SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A pair of California bills aimed at curbing water use for landscaping has cleared the California State Assembly.
On Wednesday, AB 1573, which requires the use of California native plants, and AB 1572, banning the use of potable water for irrigation on non-functional turf, passed onto the Senate.
“Landscaping has so much potential to support California’s important goals to conserve water, support biodiversity and connect more people to nature,” Assembly member Laura Friedman, D-Burbank, said in a statement.
Friedman is the author of both bills.
AB 1573 is the first bill of its kind that seeks to replace the use of decorative grasses in new and renovated commercial and industrial areas, including parking lots.
If signed into law, it would require that […]
Full article: spectrumnews1.com
Researcher Hannah Bonner conducts a visual monitoring survey of benthic cyanobacteria in North Creek, a…
Photo: IID Operations Coordinator Pablo Cortez, left, holds an adult grass carp while Tony Perez,…
The Blanca Wildlife Habitat Area, located in the San Luis Valley, is about 15 square…
Top: Water tower in Comfort, Texas. Visual: Marcus Wennrich/ iStock/Getty Images Plus In communities across…
A San Joaquin Delta College student squad called the Aqua Ducks emerged top prize winner…
By Franco Montalto, Drexel University “When it rains, it pours” once was a metaphor for…