California's Drought And Water Restrictions Turn Cemeteries Brown

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 12: In an aerial view, gravestones stand above dried grass at Evergreen Cemetery, which lacks recycled water and is the city's oldest nondenominational cemetery, on September 12, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Amid California’s ongoing drought, mandatory water restrictions in Southern California permit many cemeteries to water their grass briefly just once or twice per week. Some cemeteries are able to circumvent local water restrictions by utilizing recycled water or obtaining water from less-restricted sources. California’s third year in a row of drought is occurring amid a climate change-fueled megadrought in the American West. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)