Villagers believe artificial turf would be a long-overdue solution to their costly lawn problems. Villager Jan Carpenter had a terrible chinch bug infestation and it cost her thou ...

Rubber crumb and synthetic turf have proliferated on sporting fields and playgrounds in Australian cities, but are a growing ...

As Santa Clara County supervisors consider a proposed artificial turf ban on county-owned land, parents and activists are pointing to the disposal of a local high school’s old field to highlight ...

After representatives of the Missoula Paddleheads told the city they’d like to install artificial turf on Ogren Field, some ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with orthopedist Timothy Kremchekan about how artificial turf can exacerbate injuries among high school football players. There was much attention when Aaron Rodgers was ...