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"Paper: Old Turf Fields Raise Environmental, Health Concerns" [1]

"YORK, Pa. — The hulking wall of rubber was first discovered by a borough maintenance crew.

About 6,000 rolled pieces were neatly stacked about 10 feet high, covering more than an acre of private land, according to the mayor of Cleona, Pennsylvania.

The green blades of artificial grass peeking through the coiled logs offered the first clue.

“This is what it looks like when someone gets rid of a dozen turf fields and there’s nowhere to send them,” said Mayor Larry Minnich."

Candy Woodall reports for the York Daily Record/AP November 30, 2019. [2]

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Source: York Daily Record [2], 12/02/2019
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/paper-old-turf-fields-raise-environmental-health-concerns [2] https://apnews.com/e2c4b4fc51854dffa15774f83cc104f9 [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/chemicals/toxics [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-health [5] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws [6] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/waste [7] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/mid-atlantic [8] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81