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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Washington State University (WSU) scientists are on a mission to move away from artificial turf and back to real grass. WSU Professor Michael Neff is leading the charge. "The whole goal of this ...

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 ...

For years, the grass field at Nissan Stadium in Nashville was a mess. It was loose in some areas and barren in others, and it got increasingly slippery during the Tennessee Titans' regular season.

Anyone who's ever looked into installing artificial turf in their yard has likely come across the same situation. Most articles written about the advantages of synthetic grass are published by the ...

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 ...

For the players, that is as much of a problem as the injuries attributed to artificial surfaces. The NFL and NFLPA use an impact test to measure how hard or soft turf is, and according to Crandall, ...