The small, spongy black beads used as fill material in most artificial turf fields are called crumb rubber, which has long ...

When you let your kids outside on a sunny day, be warned: they might be playing on a bed of toxic chemicals. Artificial turf has become an increasingly popular alternative to grass, but its ...

Environmentally conscious sports fans are looking to replace rubber and plastic in artificial turf with natural materials like walnuts. It’s more expensive, but cleaner and greener if grass isn’t an ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Five artificial turf fields are on tap to be replaced at Clark County schools in the wake of a 13 Investigation exposed dangerous conditions, lack of safety testing, and lack of ...

In black waves, drifts and bands, crumbs of rubber are polluting miles of the Puyallup River after a spill at a dam project last month. Rubber debris already is likely more than 40 miles downriver in ...