Las Vegas city officials have found that a lot of grass is useless. The plant is never laid on, played on or even stepped on. The grass is only there to look nice. The city in the American state of Nevada is built in a desert. And officials have found that there are 21 square kilometers of useless grass. Now, Las Vegas is trying to become the first place in the country to ban that kind of grass often seen between streets, in housing developments and in office parks. It is estimated that useless grass makes up 40 percent of all the turf in Las Vegas and it needs a lot of water to survive. Grass needs four times more water than dry climate plants like cactus or succulents. By tearing out the grass, the city could reduce yearly water usage by 15 percent.
Title: Prohibiting Useless Grass Saves Water
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5036/A.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Prohibiting Useless Grass Saves Water' data-article-id='5566'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='5958'>Las Vegas city officials have found that a lot of grass is useless.</span> <span data-start-time='5958' data-end-time='12208'>The plant is never laid on, played on or even stepped on.</span> <span data-start-time='12208' data-end-time='16729'>The grass is only there to look nice.</span> <span data-start-time='16729' data-end-time='23021'>The city in the American state of Nevada is built in a desert.</span> <span data-start-time='23021' data-end-time='30979'>And officials have found that there are 21 square kilometers of useless grass.</span> <span data-start-time='30979' data-end-time='45750'>Now, Las Vegas is trying to become the first place in the country to ban that kind of grass often seen between streets, in housing developments and in office parks.</span> <span data-start-time='45750' data-end-time='58146'>It is estimated that useless grass makes up 40 percent of all the turf in Las Vegas and it needs a lot of water to survive.</span> <span data-start-time='58146' data-end-time='67375'>Grass needs four times more water than dry climate plants like cactus or succulents.</span> <span data-start-time='67375' data-end-time='76042'>By tearing out the grass, the city could reduce yearly water usage by 15 percent.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5036/irrigation_systems.wav'><span>irrigation systems</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5036/grass_seeds.wav'><span>grass seeds</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5036/the_upper_layer_of_ground_that_is_made_up_of_grass_.wav'><span>the upper layer of ground that is made up of grass </span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5036/wastewater_plants.wav'><span>wastewater plants</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=17267 data-hint-location='67375' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5036/_about_how_much_water_can_be_saved_by_removing_useless_grass_in_las_vegas.wav'> About how much water can be saved by removing useless grass in Las Vegas?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='15 percent'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5036/5_percent.wav'><span>5 percent</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5036/15_percent.wav'><span>15 percent</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5036/2_percent.wav'><span>2 percent</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5036/10_percent.wav'><span>10 percent</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=17268 data-hint-location='16729' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5036/las_vegas_nevada_is_built_in_a__blank_.wav'>Las Vegas, Nevada is built in a <span 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