Just Days After Long Beach Councilwoman Mungo Downplayed Concerns, NBC News Carried This Story Nationwide About "Crumb Rubber" Artificial Soccer Turf; UPDATE: Response/Statement by "Safe Fields Alliance" Added

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Just Days After Long Beach Councilwoman Mungo Downplayed Concerns, NBC News Carried This Story Nationwide About "Crumb Rubber" Artificial Soccer Turf; UPDATE: Response/Statement by Safe Fields Alliance Added

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(October 1, 2015, 4:20 a.m.) -- Two days after Long Beach Councilwoman Stacy Mungo held a "community meeting" at which she downplayed concerns and silenced a constituent seeking to discuss issues related to "crumb rubber" artificial soccer turf, NBC News ran the story linked below.

It speaks for itself.

To view the Sept. 30 NBC News story, click here.

(UPDATE, Oct. 1, 11:35 a.m.) -- The Safe Fields Alliance, describing itself as "a coalition dedicated to educating stakeholders around the safety of synthetic turf fields using crumb rubber," has issued a statement following the NBC News story.

To view the Safe Fields Alliance statement in full, click here.

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