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Artificial turf with an integrated subsurface water storage and irrigation system could make sports courts safer and cooler while helping cities with water and flood management For those living in ...

Artificial turf has come a long way since it was introduced on a grand stage to the sports world in 1966 at the Astrodome in Houston. Playing on ChemGrass, which became known as AstroTurf, was a lot ...

Let’s start with some common sense: Covering the Earth with plastic carpet is a terrible idea. And yet we continue to cover an ever-growing swath of our public and private open spaces with artificial ...

The debate over whether to install turf over grass fields has become a referendum on sports, health, the environment and the use of scarce public resources. By Ken Belson and Hiroko Tabuchi Across the ...