Although a federal appeals court ruled that Georgia needs congressional approval to increase the amount of water it takes out of Lake Lanier, Atlanta's main water source, Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue eased the watering ban in most of his state. The court ruling is a victory for Alabama and Florida, which have been fighting with Georgia over water for years. Even though a severe drought continues to plague the Southeast, Perdue relaxed the restrictions to ease the crunch on the state's $8.12 billion landscape industry.
After all, what's more important, pretty green lawns and cool, blue swimming pools or those dirty fields with stuff growing in them and some icky swamp with who knows what crawling around in it?
After all, what's more important, pretty green lawns and cool, blue swimming pools or those dirty fields with stuff growing in them and some icky swamp with who knows what crawling around in it?
