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A battle is brewing in neighborhoods across the nation to bring back what was once part of America’s backyard landscape – the clothesline.

This green movement touts the clothesline as an environmentally friendly way to dry laundry. But about 60 million Americans live in community associations that prohibit or restrict clotheslines.

As New Hampshire Public Radio’s Amy Quinton reports, right-to-dry advocates are hoping legislation will change that.