Finally. Prodded by the fact that metro Atlanta stands on the brink of losing a major water source, Gov. Sonny Perdue is pushing a water supply conservation legislation. But most of the bill’s measures wouldn’t take effect until more than two years from now. And — in deference to the usual special interests that hold sway [...]

State Rep. Debbie Buckner’s proposed statewide midday lawn-watering ban has about as much chance of passing as water does of flowing uphill. But it’s a good idea. As Buckner notes in an interview on Georgia Public Broadcasting, it doesn’t make much sense to water lawns in the middle of a summer day anyway because much of that [...]