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 ...

Williamson County Parks Director T.W. Dieckmann points out the worn‑down areas on a natural grass field—spots where cleats repeatedly tear up the turf, leaving bare dirt behind. He says synthetic turf ...

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 ...

Palo Alto has spent over a year debating whether we should replace the worn out synthetic field at El Camino Park with natural grass or synthetic turf. That is a long time discussing what seems to be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The grass may be greener if it's made of synthetic turf, but some communities are raising concerns about "forever chemicals" that ...

Junebug and Ladybug romp on their emerald green front lawn, tugging and tossing their rope toys and occasionally checking in with their humans, Randall and Etna Neighbour. The Neighbours have fought ...