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A number of synthetic turf fields in use today are believed to be made with plastic that may contain chemical substances perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl, known as PFAS.
Concerns around per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) continue to dominate debate in Oak Bluffs planning board meetings, with some saying that the jury is still out on how detrimental the chemicals could be, and at what levels. At Thursday’s planning board meeting, members of the public and advocates from Island environmental groups voiced their distress […]
The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) nonprofit collective has issued a complaint against artificial turf manufacturers alleging they violated the Federal Trade Commission Act by using unfair and deceptive marketing practices. For the past several years, the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School has been working to completely revamp their athletic campus with new grass […]