Unfortunately, most turf is made from plastic or rubber, which increases exposure to harmful "forever" chemicals like PFAS ...

The debate around artificial turf is heating back up after a scorching summer in California left the fake grass too hot to touch. As the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural ...

Plastic fields are a particularly harmful plan in a town like Hinesburg that relies on well water,” said Jennifer Decker, a self-described “clean water activist” who sits on the Hinesburg Planning ...

There are no political yard signs here, people in Rye used to say, describing the comity of this idyllic suburban community just outside New York City. Some people vote Republican, and some vote ...

Members of the Palo Alto Soccer Club conduct drills at the Cubberley Community Center soccer fields in Palo Alto on Aug. 4, 2017. File photo by Veronica Weber. Concerned about the health and ...

Santa Clara County Supervisor Otto Lee and proponents of his proposal to ban artificial turf on county-owned land rallied in San Jose Friday, just days before the board is expected to vote on the ...

Why do we continue to collect data about the danger of kids playing on synthetic turfs on school grounds, even as we simultaneously allow our children to be put in harm’s way? I would normally find it ...

Debate continues over the type of playing surface at the Founders Park ballfield, as some experts weighed in during a recent public meeting in Islamorada. Monroe County School District officials are ...

Carlsbad has decided to stick with artificial turf for its soccer fields at Poinsettia Community Park, despite pleas from environmental advocates to return to natural grass. The City Council voted 4-1 ...

The Elgin City Council approved a new stadium for Larkin High School on Oct. 8, built around a synthetic turf field for football, soccer and other sports. Benet Academy in Lisle also plans new ...