Aren’t sports meant to be played on natural turf? That’s what I thought when I first heard Mount Union College (now University) was trading in its natural grass for an artificial field in the summer ...

The Brighton Central School District’s plan to install a new artificial turf field at Brighton High School has faced significant community pushback due to concerns about potentially harmful chemicals.

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 ...

Welcome to February, and, sad to say, what will likely be the last issue of the L.A. Times Plants newsletter — more about that in a moment. Just know that we still have a good list of plant-related ...

Although there weren’t many decisions to be made, there was plenty of information to digest Tuesday at the Hillsboro School District Board meeting. In a work session, board members heard an update on ...

FieldTurf was selected by John F. Kennedy International Airport to equip areas around its approach runways and taxiways with 300,000 sf of Air FieldTurf synthetic turf. Installation was completed by ...

Players in the girls 2014 pre-academy soccer team practice at Cubberley’s turf soccer field in Palo Alto on January 28, 2025. Photo by Anna Hoch-Kenney. Citing surging demand for soccer fields, a new ...