Painting the Desert Green

Explore how sustainability in Phoenix is evolving with innovative ideas for desert lawns and addressing climate change solutions.

ByKeith Kloor
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Over at Frontier Earth, some riffing on a classic essay in Science, painted lawns in the desert, and a tiny step towards sustainability in Phoenix, Arizona.

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