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Re:Las Vegas is embracing a simple climate solution: More trees by bolster8505 on Monday June 09, 2025 @11:24PM (#44232136)
I've lived in the Las Vegas area my entire life. I'm so glad they're doing this. Some areas of town have very little green space, especially since grass has been outlawed. Trees are a net positive, even if it isn't a silver bullet solution. I do miss the grass though, everyone in the neighborhood watering their grass at night really cooled things down but the cost is too high considering how much water is used. Trees can keep the asphalt and concrete from becoming frying pans.
Re:Las Vegas is embracing a simple climate solution: More trees by ziofill on Tuesday June 10, 2025 @12:12AM (#44232422)
> since grass has been outlawed

why?? (because it takes water to maintain?)

Re:Las Vegas is embracing a simple climate solution: More trees by toephu2 on Tuesday June 10, 2025 @12:34AM (#44232557)
because Las Vegas is in the desert and lawns are a waste of precious water.
Re:Las Vegas is embracing a simple climate solution: More trees by AdamN on Tuesday June 10, 2025 @01:20AM (#44232819)
It really should be outlawed almost everywhere. It's the biggest crop in America and iirc the largest consumer of water and insecticides and other chemicals. Natural lawns can be beautiful and more positive for the local environment.
Re:Las Vegas is embracing a simple climate solution: More trees by rascul on Tuesday June 10, 2025 @01:40AM (#44232958)
Grass grows naturally with little to no maintenance in lots of areas. It doesn't have to be a manicured lawn.
Re:Las Vegas is embracing a simple climate solution: More trees by Ekaros on Tuesday June 10, 2025 @06:16AM (#44234887)
There is plenty of areas where there is enough natural rainfall. No point of banning it there. Just have to accept that sometimes if there is drought it will go brown, but it will survive and regrow eventually in such areas.

Now if it needs regular watering yeah, that is waste unless there is plentiful surface water...

Re:Las Vegas is embracing a simple climate solution: More trees by burnt-resistor on Tuesday June 10, 2025 @06:07AM (#44234819)
I don't understand how they're going to miracle up the water at a reasonable cost to make this remotely feasible.
Re:Las Vegas is embracing a simple climate solution: More trees by Syntaf on Tuesday June 10, 2025 @12:01PM (#44238419)
Many of the trees planted here can handle the harsh climate of Las Vegas summers and infrequent watering [1], not even mentioning that we recycle nearly 40% of our water and are amongst one of (if not the most) water efficient cities in the world [2].

If you can't tell I'm a bit of a proud Las Vegas local having grown up here, so there's bias in my words.

[1] https://knpr.org/norms-favorite-desert-trees [2] https://lvgea.org/water/