Connecticut lawmakers are considering new exemptions to the state’s ban on so-called “forever chemicals” commonly found in nonstick cookware, clothing, artificial turf and a wide range of ...

Connecticut lawmakers are considering new exemptions to the state’s ban on so-called “forever chemicals” commonly found in nonstick cookware, clothing, artificial turf and a wide range of ...

Five of the fields at the proposed facility would be artificial turf. “The proposal to ban turf athletic ... but only if they are proven to be free of PFAS and use no “infill” material, such as ground ...

SARANAC LAKE — The Saranac Lake Central School District Board of Education unanimously approved the final contracts for a new artificial turf athletics field at the high school on Wednesday.

Dozens of members of the public ‒ including environmentalists and sports enthusiasts not tall enough to reach the microphone ...

Among the concerns: PFAS, the so-called “forever chemicals,” can be found in artificial turf. Faux fields attract heat, creating local heat islands. Artificial turf degrades in hot weather.