Six decades ago, AstroTurf was promoted along with Houston’s Astrodome as a space-age wonder. Today, artificial “turf fields” features even more prominently in sports. Half of NFL teams’ stadiums use ...

As Santa Clara County supervisors consider a proposed artificial turf ban on county-owned land, parents and activists are ...

All Delaware County high schools with football programs will have turf fields by 2025, reflecting a statewide trend. While player safety concerns regarding turf exist at the professional level, high ...

Yale epidemiologist Vasilis Vasiliou won’t let any of his five children play on artificial turf fields. His research on the infill for synthetic turf — typically ground-up tires — identified the ...

PFAS is a 'forever chemical' potentially linked to health risks. Massachusetts has enacted a ban on PFAS in firefighting gear, which goes into effect in 2027. Three synthetic turf fields in Worcester ...