Three times as much lawn as any irrigated U.S. crop
Researchers say there are 63,000 square miles of lawn in the United States, “an area three times larger than any irrigated crop” and about the size of Texas, according to a piece in Fusion. The article draws on a study that included NASA and focused on environmental effects. “The researchers found that well manicured lawns can act… » Read More
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