Fake grass looks good and unlike real grass, synthetic lawns don't turn brown and don't need water. But looks can be deceiving. Steven Flores said before this week, he wasn't aware that artificial ...

Two workers installing artificial grass in yard - Martinprescott/Getty Images Artificial turf might seem like the perfect low-maintenance solution for a picture-perfect lawn, but it often comes with ...

Six high schools are set to get either new synthetic turf fields or replacement fields as part of the proposed MCPS capital ...

The Elgin City Council approved a new stadium for Larkin High School on Oct. 8, built around a synthetic turf field for football, soccer and other sports. Benet Academy in Lisle also plans new ...

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 ...

Let’s start with some common sense: Covering the Earth with plastic carpet is a terrible idea. And yet we continue to cover an ever-growing swath of our public and private open spaces with artificial ...

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, ...

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 ...

There are no political yard signs here, people in Rye used to say, describing the comity of this idyllic suburban community just outside New York City. Some people vote Republican, and some vote ...

According to ESPN’s Kevin Seifert, the Minnesota Vikings will be playing on a new artificial playing surface at U.S. Bank Stadium next year. The new artificial turf is a monofilament version called ...

When New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers collapsed on the MetLife Stadium field with a season-ending Achilles tendon tear during the team’s first game, he reignited a debate over the safety of ...