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FIFA forewent grass fields for Women’s World Cup

AT Staff

May 14, 2015

The upcoming Women’s World Cup in Canada will be played entirely on synthetic turf despite more than 60 international soccer players filing…
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Features, Football/Soccer, Parks/Recreation

STC spring meeting focuses on science, safety

Terrie Ward

April 16, 2015

The Synthetic Turf Council’s (STC’s) Spring Membership Meeting, held March 23-25 in San Diego, was attended by 210 manufacturers, suppliers, installers, architects, engineers, testing…
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Football/Soccer, Top Stories

Super Bowl XLIX field retracts into University of Phoenix Stadium

Joelle Harms

January 30, 2015

University of Phoenix Stadium, host to Super Bowl XLIX on Feb. 1, installed its new natural grass field using the NFL’s only retractable field…
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Football/Soccer, Top Stories

The Grass Master: Alabama sod grower to provide 7th Super Bowl field

Adam Slick

January 27, 2015

He doesn’t have a business card or an office. His farm doesn’t even have a sign. But when the NFL, Major League…
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Football/Soccer, Top Stories

Congressman calls for health risk study on crumb rubber

AT Staff

November 12, 2014

A New Jersey Congressman sent a letter to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) regarding the use of recycled tire…
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