The Mercury News reports that concerns over LGUSD's proposed artificial turf may OUTWEIGH drought mitigation.
Image from The Mercury News
Highlights of the article:
There is acknowledgment that environmental concerns of artificial turf may OUTWEIGH the drought mitigation it provides.
The local Sierra Club opposes LGUSD's proposed installations of artificial turf. It's concerned about:
- kids overheating
- kids getting burned
- PFAS "forever" chemicals
- toxicity
- pollution of Los Gatos Creek and other bodies of water
- use of fossil fuels to create plastic grass
- potential micro-plastic pollution
- potential gas pollution