SEATTLE — Artificial turf fields are just about everywhere in the U.S. They’re used in countless parks, sports fields and stadiums from coast to coast. If you’ve ever walked on one, you’ve probably ...

EDMONDS — There’s no evidence that playing on crumb rubber sports fields has caused soccer players to get cancer, state health officials said Wednesday — a finding that’s unlikely to settle the ...

Dominic Kimmerle dives and slides across the field. Anything to prevent the other team from scoring against his Golden Eagles. He stops the soccer ball. He kicks it back to his teammates. Black ...

Sixty years after it opened, DeSales High School will finally hold its first home varsity football game on Aug. 19. Its field of long-delayed dreams will be the product of new construction and old ...

This piece originally appeared on FairWarning. Amanda Gabriele of North Haven, Conn., would love to be wrong. The mother of two, Gabriele has been anxiously awaiting results of a federal study begun ...

DENVER (CBS4) – A new government study to determine if athletic fields made from recycled tires are safe is creating complex issues for school districts that have already installed them. In February, ...

EDMONDS — The city’s ban on installing crumb rubber athletic fields appears likely to be extended for another year — part of the ongoing national debate over the safety of artificial turf fields. The ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Research and Development (ORD) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry ...

0ver the past decade the rubber industry has faced an ever increasing demand for improved product performance, in terms of function, the severity of the service environment, and the service life. This ...

WASHINGTON—For the tire industry, the emissions associated with rubber processing haven't been subject to hazardous air pollution regulations—at least not specifically through National Emission ...