Players in the girls 2014 pre-academy soccer team practice at Cubberley’s turf soccer field in Palo Alto on January 28, 2025. Photo by Anna Hoch-Kenney. It’s a dark and frigid Tuesday night but the ...

A push to replace a dozen synthetic high school fields with real grass from those concerned about the environmental hazards associated with artificial turf was shot down amid concerns the switch would ...

PFAS is a 'forever chemical' potentially linked to health risks. Massachusetts has enacted a ban on PFAS in firefighting gear, which goes into effect in 2027. Three synthetic turf fields in Worcester ...