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Friday, January 24, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Synthetic Turf Council Strongly Opposes Proposed Ban on Turf in Santa Clara County » STC submitted testimony to the Santa Clara Board of Supervisors opposing a proposed ban on turf. Today, Melanie Taylor,...
Monday, August 26, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) A turf ban in Santa Clara County hurts families, students, and communities » For years, synthetic turf has provided California schools, parks, and sports facilities with affordable, durable, and eco-...
Thursday, April 18, 2024 STC Statement on EPA Report Reaffirming Safety of Synthetic Turf Fields Using Crumb Rubber Infill » Forest Hill, MD, April 18, 2024 — The Synthetic Turf Council (STC) released the following statement after the Environment...
Thursday, February 1, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) The communal power of synthetic turf fields » Gonzales High School in Gonzales, California, recently made the decision to invest in a synthetic turf field for all of...
Thursday, March 25, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) EuRIC Reafirms its Commitment to the Objectives of the Circular Economy and... » EuRIC Reafirms its Commitment to the Objectives of the Circular Economy and Calls Upon the Commission to Support Continued...
Thursday, July 25, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) US EPA Releases First Part of Crumb Rubber Report » Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its crumb rubber characterization report, which summarizes r...
Tuesday, December 4, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) U.S. Customs and Border Protection Investigating Synthetic Turf Importers Who Evade Tariffs » FOREST HILL, Md. , Dec. 4, 2018 / PRNewswire / -- The Synthetic Turf Council (STC) has learned that U...
Thursday, September 20, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) ESTO and STC Joint Statement on the September 11 Zembla Story 'The artificial grass mountain' » The European Synthetic Turf Organization (ESTO) and Synthetic Turf Council (STC) are very disappointed to hear about alleg...
Thursday, July 5, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Synthetic Turf Council Comments on Dutch Environmental Impact Study of Recycled Rubber Infill » The Synthetic Turf Council (STC), the world's largest organization representing the synthetic turf industry, commented on...
Tuesday, March 27, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Spring 2018: Synthetic turf industry update » Spring 2018: Synthetic turf industry update Beth Hyatt, March 27, 2018 / Total Landscape Care / With spring upon us...
Thursday, June 22, 2017 The science is in — EPA, end the debate on turf safety » An op-ed piece featured in "The Hill" BY DAN BOND, ART DODGE AND ROM REDDY, OPINION CONTRIBUTORS - 06/21/17 05:40 PM ED...
Tuesday, January 3, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Statement in Response to EPA Status Report » Synthetic Turf Council and Safe Fields Alliance Issue Statement in Response to EPA Status Report NEW YORK--( BUSINESS...
Wednesday, November 30, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Leading Recycled Rubber and Synthetic Turf Industry Group Members Voluntarily Move to Adopt Key ... » Leading Recycled Rubber and Synthetic Turf Industry Group Members Voluntarily Move to Adopt Key Safety Standard Recycle...
Monday, October 10, 2016 Statement from the Synthetic Turf Council on CRI in Netherlands » Recent news articles coming out of the Netherlands call for a ban on participating in sports on synthetic turf fields. The...
Monday, June 6, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Synthetic Turf Fields, Crumb Rubber, and Concerns about Cancer: Letter from Dr. Archie Bleyer, MD » table.inset { border-collapse: collapse; border: 2px solid black; } Synthetic Turf Fields, Crumb Rubbe...
Friday, March 20, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Lead Chromate in Synthetic Turf, Though Safe for Kids per CPSC, was Discontinued in 2009 » Our position remains that synthetic turf is safe. Here is a timeline that chronicles the prior use of insoluble lead chr...
Monday, March 16, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) STC Statement: March 16, 2015 » Not one study out of the 51 we cite and make available on our website warns against a serious elevated human health or env...
Tuesday, November 25, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) New Independent Lab Testing of Synthetic Turf Crumb Rubber Infill Re-confirms Health and Safety » Atlanta, GA – Lower Canada College (LCC), a leading K-12 private school in Montreal, Canada today announced that the...
Thursday, October 9, 2014 STC Response to NBC National News Story on Health Effects of Crumb Rubber in Synthetic Turf » Atlanta, GA – The Synthetic Turf Council (STC) and the synthetic turf industry take the health, safety, and welfare of sy...
Tuesday, January 8, 2013 Synthetic Turf Applications Gain Popularity in Fitness & Wellness Facilities » ATLANTA, GA – With the New Year comes much attention to the number one resolution – get in shape and lose weight. M...
Monday, May 21, 2012 Parks and Playgrounds Use Synthetic Grass to Increase Activity Levels for Preschoolers » ATLANTA, GA – While the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children under five play outside as much as pos...
Thursday, February 16, 2012 Synthetic Turf Enhances the Way Pets Play » ATLANTA, GA – Like their human counterparts on athletic fields and playgrounds, a growing number of pets are playing bett...
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 Synthetic Turf Innovations Improve the Golfing Experience » ATLANTA, GA – From serious golfers looking to fine-tune their scoring skills to players experiencing the game for the fir...
Tuesday, August 2, 2011 Parks & Playgrounds Use Synthetic Turf to Help Promote Childhood Fitness » ATLANTA, GA – In reporting that about 17% of children and adolescents are obese, the Centers for Disease Control notes...
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 Luxury Hotels Create Innovative Green Spaces with Synthetic Grass » ATLANTA, GA – Forget mini bottles of high-end shampoo or chocolates on your pillow. The most impactful amenity being offe...
Monday, December 6, 2010 Nearly 50% of the 2010 Top 25 BCS Teams Use Synthetic Turf to Score a Winning Season » ATLANTA, GA – Following this weekend’s conference championships, twelve of the Top 25 Bowl Championship Series (BCS) tea...
Monday, August 2, 2010 Connecticut Study Verifies the Safety of Synthetic Turf » ATLANTA, GA – On July 30, the Connecticut Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced that a new study of the risks to...
Thursday, December 10, 2009 EPA Study of Synthetic Turf and Crumb Rubber Finds “Low Level of Concern” » ATLANTA, GA – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today the results of a scoping study of the health...
Friday, October 30, 2009 California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment Review Verifies Safety of Synthetic Turf » ATLANTA, GA – Representing the latest convincing data on the safety of synthetic turf, the California Office of Environm...
Wednesday, June 3, 2009 New York Studies Validate Safety of Crumb Rubber Infilled Synthetic Turf » NEW YORK, NY – In response to the public’s desire for more scientific data, the New York State Department of Environmenta...
Wednesday, July 30, 2008 U.S. CPSC Validates Safety of Lead Chromate in Synthetic Turf and STC Announces Voluntary Reduction » ATLANTA, GA – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that synthetic turf fields are okay to...
Monday, April 21, 2008 Experts Agree There is No Scientific Evidence of Health RIsks in New Jersey Synthetic Turf Fields » Committed to the safety and well-being of the public, the Synthetic Turf Council turned to scientists to evaluate the rec...
Tuesday, April 15, 2008 Synthetic Turf Council Offers Clarity & Context to Concerns About New Jersey Fields » The Synthetic Turf Council, representing the U.S. synthetic turf industry, wants to offer some clarity and context to the...
Wednesday, April 9, 2008 Statement Regarding the Bioavailability of Lead in the Synthetic Turf at Ironbound Stadium in Newark » The following statement is offered jointly by Dr. David Black (Ph.D. Forensic Toxicology) and Dr. Davis Lee (Ph.D. Synthe...
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