Environmentally conscious sports fans are looking to replace rubber and plastic in artificial turf with natural materials like walnuts. It’s more expensive, but cleaner and greener if grass isn’t an ...

HAMDEN >> The synthetic crumb rubber turf approved earlier this year to be used to refurbish the Hamden High School baseball field is out, and instead, a mix of cork and coconut, along with a “shock ...

SEATTLE -- Amidst growing concerns over potential health risks associated with crumb rubber playing fields, changes are coming to Seattle's Cal Anderson Park. The synthetic turf at the popular Capitol ...

Washington state health officials say artificial turf that contains crumb rubber does not appear to cause cancer. Crum rubber is commonly made from old tires. In 2009, Amy Griffin, a coach for the ...