A law to remove “useless grass” in Nevada to conserve water has so far killed 100,000 trees and caused around $300 million worth of damage, according to a new lawsuit.
The lawsuit, filed in Clark County, alleges that the enactment of Bill 356 has caused the death of the trees throughout the Las Vegas Valley, depriving locals of much-needed heat adaptation measures.
The law, first passed in 2021, targets what the Southern Nevada Water Authority refers to as “non-functional turf” and makes it illegal to irrigate such areas with water from the Colorado River, beginning in 2027…