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California senator proposes bill to stop funding synthetic fields

Joelle Harms

April 13, 2015

Reports say California Sen. Jerry Hill has proposed a bill that would stop funding for synthetic fields being built in schools, parks,…
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USA Today: Feds continue to promote artificial turf

AT Staff

March 16, 2015

Artificial turf fields comprised with crumb rubber have recently raised health concerns for players, including the risk of injury, skin infection, lead exposure and cancer. Two…
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Act Global study deems synthetic turf crumb rubber ‘safe’

AT Staff

February 13, 2015

Act Global has released an independent testing and published analysis of the use of crumb rubber in synthetic turf fields, performed in cooperation with organic…
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PBI/Gordon herbicide approval expanded for sports turf

AT Staff

May 9, 2013

PBI/Gordon Corp. has announced that its Katana Turf Herbicide can now be used in a wider variety of sports turf applications and,…
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Never underestimate the power of a united voice

Jim Novak

December 11, 2012

When the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) initially released its proposed guidelines for New Home Specifications back in July 2009, it proposed…
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