Los Angeles Times: California is moving to outlaw watering some grass that’s purely decorative
Another bill, SB 676, which the Assembly passed on Tuesday, empowers cities and counties to ban or restrict the installation of artificial turf on residential properties — something they were prevented from doing under previous legislation that was adopted in 2015.
Supporters of the bill, which was introduced by Sen. Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica), said artificial turf poses significant environmental problems. They pointed to research showing that microplastics from artificial turf end up washing into streams and the ocean, and that harmful PFAS chemicals have also been found in artificial turf.
