To the Editor:On Monday evening, the Board of Representatives in Stamford voted overwhelmingly to accept a grant to install an artificial turf field at Stamford High School. Why was I compelled, when being a member of the Parks & Recreation Commission, to formulate, discuss and pass a policy that would ban artificial turf fields, when my compatriots don’t see the urgency? I learned that this tiny village was in fact a Petri dish for the health consequences of the chemical industries. Smoking, DTT, Roundup – observations of cancer, dead birds, and ruined habitats were shared informally years before class action suits forced the industries to change course. For me, the artificial turf is just another damaging hoax promoted by the industry in this long line of chemical products.

Source: The Guardian May 06, 2023 06:18 UTC