Suits Filed over Lead in Artificial Turf (San Francisco Chronicle)

Jane Kay, San Francisco Chronicle, September 3, 2008 Six artificial-turf companies are breaking state law by not warning the public of exposure to dangerous amounts of lead from the fake green grass, according to two separate lawsuits filed Tuesday by the California...

New Study: Prop 65 Litigation Cases Result in Dramatic Reduction in Lead Content of Candy and Purses

Findings undermine effort by the chemical industry and Congress to eliminate state right-to-know laws  For Immediate Release: March 26, 2019 Contact: Caroline Cox, CEH, 541-654-2626, Caroline@ceh.org, Zack Kaldveer, CEH, 510-938-2664, zack@ceh.org A just-released...

Is Artificial Turf Poisoning Our Kids?

An investigative report from NBC News has exposed a stunning fact: It seems that significant numbers of soccer playing kids are being diagnosed with cancer. Amy Griffin, a soccer coach at the University of Washington, has been tracking health problems among college...

How Safe Is the Artificial Turf Your Child Plays On?

By Hannah Rappleye Soccer coach Amy Griffin was in a Seattle hospital visiting a young goalie who was receiving chemotherapy when a nurse said something that made the hair on Griffin’s neck stand up. It was 2009. Two young female goalies Griffin knew had been...