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Western ‘Megadrought’ Is the Worst in 1,200 Years

Western ‘Megadrought’ Is the Worst in 1,200 Years

The searing “megadrought” that has gripped the southwest U.S. for more than two decades is the driest 22-year period in at least 1,200 years. The region hasn’t seen a more...

Western ‘Megadrought’ Is the Worst in 1,200 Years

The searing “megadrought” that has gripped the southwest U.S. for more than two decades is the driest 22-year period in at least 1,200 years. The region hasn’t seen a more...

Scorching Temperatures Causing NTX Homeowners to Consider Fake Grass

Scorching Temperatures Causing NTX Homeowners t...

Scorching heat, drought and water restrictions are taking a toll on grass across North Texas. People are spending a lot of money on water bills, fertilizer, and sprinkler systems just...

Scorching Temperatures Causing NTX Homeowners t...

Scorching heat, drought and water restrictions are taking a toll on grass across North Texas. People are spending a lot of money on water bills, fertilizer, and sprinkler systems just...

Why the Great American Lawn is terrible for the West’s water crisis

Why the Great American Lawn is terrible for the...

As California plunges even deeper into its multiyear megadrought after an alarmingly dry winter, officials are eyeing what experts say is one of the leading culprits in the crisis: water-guzzling grass lawns....

Why the Great American Lawn is terrible for the...

As California plunges even deeper into its multiyear megadrought after an alarmingly dry winter, officials are eyeing what experts say is one of the leading culprits in the crisis: water-guzzling grass lawns....

Would you rip up your lawn for $6 a square foot?

Would you rip up your lawn for $6 a square foot?

Grass lawns need lots of water Grass is the single largest irrigated “crop” in America, surpassing corn and wheat, a frequently-cited study from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration found. It...

Would you rip up your lawn for $6 a square foot?

Grass lawns need lots of water Grass is the single largest irrigated “crop” in America, surpassing corn and wheat, a frequently-cited study from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration found. It...

DIY Outdoor Movie Screen

DIY Outdoor Movie Screen

Transform your backyard into an open-air movie theater with this easy DIY screen made from PVC pipes and a white sheet. https://www.hgtv.com/design/make-and-celebrate/handmade/how-to-make-an-easy-diy-outdoor-movie-screen

DIY Outdoor Movie Screen

Transform your backyard into an open-air movie theater with this easy DIY screen made from PVC pipes and a white sheet. https://www.hgtv.com/design/make-and-celebrate/handmade/how-to-make-an-easy-diy-outdoor-movie-screen

This California highway is now paved with Plastic

This California highway is now paved with Plastic

The technology mixes old plastic bottles with the existing asphalt to create a new road surface. Each mile uses 150,000 old bottles. A newly repaved stretch of highway in Oroville,...

This California highway is now paved with Plastic

The technology mixes old plastic bottles with the existing asphalt to create a new road surface. Each mile uses 150,000 old bottles. A newly repaved stretch of highway in Oroville,...