"Pesticides Threaten Golf Courses, Homes, Businesses In NY"

"A mysterious green residue started coating golfers’ shoes last spring at Rye Golf Club. Players joked about wiping the  gunk off, but angry questions mounted as the lush course transformed into a field of dustbowls.

Within weeks all 18 putting greens closed, and the Westchester County enclave fell into chaos. Members demanded thousands of dollars in refunds, threatening to sue the city-owned club as turf experts combed it for clues.

The seemingly local crisis with political infighting, however, has grown into a regional environmental toxic time bomb as the Rye scandal triggered an investigation by The Journal News/lohud.com into the sale, distribution and use of pesticides."

David Robinson reports for Lower Hudson Valley Journal News July 27, 2016.