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 ...

If artificial turf looks good and it’s easy to maintain, what’s the problem? Why are some athletes suddenly speaking out in opposition to turf fields? In recent years, many professional athletes have ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The term dates back to the original artificial turf that was widespread in the NFL during the 1970s. AstroTurf, named for the surface installed in Houston's Astrodome, was essentially carpet with a ...

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Artificial lawns require less maintenance than traditional grass lawns, but that doesn't mean they can't get dirty. Here's a ...

“Every game, every team should have grass,” said David Beckham shortly after joining Major League Soccer (MLS) in 2007. Sixteen years on, six MLS teams (over 20%) have artificial turf in their home ...

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.