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  "path": "/2026/02/17/letter-to-the-editor-artificial-turf-is-a-toxic-pollutant-that-should-not-be-used-on-playing-fields/",
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  "tags": [
    "letter to the editor",
    "artificial turf",
    "Crocker amazon",
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    "Golden Gate Park",
    "microplastics",
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  "textContent": "Artificial turf should never have been used in the playing fields of Golden Gate Park and it should not be used in the renovation of the Crocker/Amazon playing fields. It is toxic, pollutes the environment and poses a danger to all San Franciscans. Plastic grass continually sheds microplastics and can’t be recycled or disposed of in a landfill.",
  "title": "Letter to the Editor: Artificial Turf is a Toxic Pollutant That Should Not Be Used on Playing Fields"
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