The Lorax of Chevy Chase

I speak for the trees of Chevy Chase! Fighting to end elite deforestation and halt harmful human development.

[The Lorax of Chevy Chase @TheLoraxDC]

The area was so beautiful. Unfortunately, @MaretSchool will be covering the area with plastic turf once they clear the field. #PFAS #SaveTheTrees #Flooding #SoilErosion #DC #ChevyChase #LoraxDC #GreenCommunities #GreenCities #CommunityACtion

[The Lorax of Chevy Chase @TheLoraxDC]

Message from Friends Of The Field...the before and after video is truly eye-opening to the amount of destruction @MaretSchool's project caused.

[The Lorax of Chevy Chase @TheLoraxDC]

"PFAS are a class of chemicals known to harm human health and has been linked to serious medical problems." https://t.co/SQM9eVi65x

[The Lorax of Chevy Chase @TheLoraxDC]

"The average plastic field covers 1.76 acres and contains 40,000 pounds of plastic carpet and 400,000 pounds of infill material to hold that carpet in place. Maret’s field would be more than twice that size."

[The Lorax of Chevy Chase @TheLoraxDC]

"After 8-10 years of releasing methane and ethylene into the environment, the entire carpet, having
reached the end of its life, is rolled up and trucked to an area landfill, where it continues to
degrade, releasing yet more greenhouse gases."

[The Lorax of Chevy Chase @TheLoraxDC]

"The lawn replacement – largely fallen out of favor in professional sports these days – contains large amounts of toxic chemicals" https://t.co/p87IDVfg67

[The Lorax of Chevy Chase @TheLoraxDC]

Aaron Rodgers' injury prompts renewed call for NFL grass over turf from David Bakhtiari: 'You care more about soccer players' https://t.co/MkcvdpVcAb via @YahooSports

[Rich Cimini @RichCimini]

In the wake of the Aaron Rodgers injury, the @NFLPA executive director issues a statement, saying all stadiums should have grass fields. #Jets

[The Lorax of Chevy Chase @TheLoraxDC]

"...the lifetime costs of installing and maintaining natural grass is 20% less expensive than plastic turf." - Friends of the Field

[The Lorax of Chevy Chase @TheLoraxDC]

"Numerous studies show that an organic grass field is much less expensive in the long run than plastic turf. At the end of 8-10 years natural grass will still be there, while a plastic turf field will need to be completely replaced..." - Friends of the Field

[The Lorax of Chevy Chase @TheLoraxDC]

"Over seven seasons, there were 28% more non-contact lower extremity injuries on plastic turf, 32% more non-contact knee injuries, and 69% more non-contact foot or ankle injuries" - Friends of the Field

[The Lorax of Chevy Chase @TheLoraxDC]

Health and Environment Alliance | Over 100 organisations call on the European Commission to fully ban PFAS by 2030 https://t.co/TLLCr01VWF

[The Lorax of Chevy Chase @TheLoraxDC]

The Devil they Knew: Chemical Documents Analysis of Industry Influence on PFAS Science https://t.co/DUEYCFs15q

[The Lorax of Chevy Chase @TheLoraxDC]

Are PFAS the new tobacco? – @EURACTIV https://t.co/Uqrm72ps2b

[Dr. Kyla Bennett, PEER @bennettpeer]

Oh, look. #PFAS become airborne and can be inhaled during fluoropolymer fabric coating facilities, yielding "complex mixtures of PFAS air emissions that include volatile and semivolatile PFAS present in the dispersions." Cool.
https://t.co/MgpxiBi1jO

[The Lorax of Chevy Chase @TheLoraxDC]

"'Just as coaches have to reschedule games due to rain when they play on grass fields,’ so too they need to
reschedule or consider an alternative surface to play on when it's hot and sunny.” - Friends of the Field

[Natural Turf Alliance @turfnatural]

@squires_david More on the law suit.

https://t.co/r7U3haVrGs

[Natural Turf Alliance @turfnatural]

In this set of data, it’s the head injuries that are higher on artificial turf.

“One thing that sticks out is that shoulder, core, and to an even larger extent head injuries are occurring considerably more often.”

https://t.co/nB2RO9Qyju

[The Lorax of Chevy Chase @TheLoraxDC]

There are people working hard to remove PFAS from our water systems and then there are people who contribute to the problem (@MaretSchool)

[U.S. EPA Northeast and Caribbean Region @EPAregion2]

Today, we celebrated the groundbreaking of a new Ridgewood Water Treatment Plant that will filter out PFAS from drinking water and safeguard the health and well-being of over 61,000 residents in four communities.

[D Woelke @DMDW01]

@PDXParksandRec, you are attempting to #SportsWash residents about #ToxicTurf! @PortlandGov @JAMN1075 @SHPFC @nontoxcom @BanPlasticTurf @CleanEarth4Kids https://t.co/Xg6QR6qGO9

[The Lorax of Chevy Chase @TheLoraxDC]

@washingtonpost @wusa9 @nytimes @7NewsDC @chevychasetown

[The Lorax of Chevy Chase @TheLoraxDC]

There have been tons of news articles discussing the EPA's new findings and regulations on #PFAS, including lawsuits against PFAS manufacturers. To disregard these malpractices and continue them out of convenience sets a very bad example for our next generation. @MaretSchool