The film was produced under the supervision of two French journalists, Brigitte Brault and Florent Milesi.

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"Pesticides are the single worst negative side effect of lawn care, " Milesi says.

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Milesi estimates that in many parts of the U.S., more than half of all water distributed by municipalities is used for lawn care.

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Milesi estimates that in many parts of the United States, more than half of all water distributed by municipalities is used for lawn care.

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According to Cristina Milesi, a research scientist working at NASA's Ames Research Center, lawns are America's largest irrigated crop, with 63, 240 square miles under cultivation.

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Milesi, who uses satellite data to study the effects of urbanization, estimates Americans use as much as 19 trillion gallons of water and 2.4 million metric tons of nitrogen-based fertilizer annually to care for their lawns.

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