UPDATE: AFL players have demanded a ‘better solution’ be found to replace artificial tuf at Etihad Stadium as Jimmy Bartel slams the surface. Bartel, a board member of the AFL Players’ Association, ...

In New York City, as in many places across the country, synthetic turf is increasingly controversial due to the health implications it poses to users, particularly to children.

CHANDLER, AZ — Over the past several months, Josh Farra, an employee at the Artificial Grass Superstore in Chandler, has noticed a trend in the phone calls he’s received from potential customers.