Artificial turf has come a long way since since it was introduced on a grand stage to the sports world in 1966 at the Astrodome in Houston. Playing on ChemGrass, which became known as AstroTurf, was a ...

DENVER (KDVR) — The University of Colorado Boulder football program is going through some changes ahead of the 2025-26 season, and it’s not just the roster. On Friday, the CU Boulder athletics ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Players stretch on artificial turf at Oxnard High School before a flag football game. (Michael Owen Baker / For The Times) Fields ...

Many synthetic turf fields are believed to be made with PFAS. The grass may be greener if it's made of synthetic turf, but some communities are raising concerns about "forever chemicals" that may be ...

The debate over whether to install turf over grass fields has become a referendum on sports, health, the environment and the use of scarce public resources. By Ken Belson and Hiroko Tabuchi Across the ...

If artificial turf looks good and it’s easy to maintain, what’s the problem? Why are some athletes suddenly speaking out in opposition to turf fields? In recent years, many professional athletes have ...

One of the biggest topics of the NFL season came into renewed focus this week at the league’s fall meetings: players’ preference for natural grass playing fields over artificial turf. In September, ...

This story was produced in collaboration with CivicStory as part of the New Jersey Sustainability Reporting project. It was originally published in August 2023 and has been updated with additional ...

When Wethersfield residents this summer argued about the hazards of artificial turf fields, they were playing out the local version of a debate that’s been going on across the country — and with a ...

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 ...