Across South Florida, natural grass fields are being ripped up to make way for multimillion-dollar artificial turf installations that have drawn concerns from residents over the projects’ environmental and health consequences. Last month, one of the latest turf projects — which gave the City of Aventura’s baseball and soccer fields at Waterways Park a “fresh new look” with artificial turf — elicited a cascade of criticism from local parents and community members…
South Florida Cities Spend Millions on Synthetic Turf Projects
