SEA CLIFF, Long Island (WABC) -- It's a common sight on playgrounds across the Tri-State area: rubber pellets and mulch, meant to keep children safe. But could the material actually be harmful? One ...

For those seeking safer, low-maintenance alternatives for their own yards or to even suggest to your local school board, ...

WEST SACRAMENTO (CBS13) - Parents in West Sacramento worried about tire mulch at Delta Gardens Park. And in the summer heat, they're concerned that mulch made of recycled tires could be putting their ...

Many communities are renovating playgrounds using materials that were never proven safe for children's long-term use. As a ...

There's a new drive in the Minnesota Legislature to get answers about what's in the crumb rubber pellets on sports fields and playgrounds and whether they pose any health risks, possibly putting any ...

BRIGANTINE — It’s no surprise that children are going to get a little dirty at the playground, but not like what Michelle Eastman has seen with her kids. Her 5- and 7-year-olds have come home every ...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--More and more school districts are replacing rubber tire mulch with 100% wire-free non-toxic playground safety surface Jelly Bean. Rubber tire mulch has been a popular ...

Connecticut landscape architects came out against a bill that would have protected our smallest children from dangerous playgrounds. Proposed Bill 7003 this year would have establish a moratorium on ...

Banning waste tire rubber mulch from being used in our smallest children’s playgrounds passed out of one more committee recently. The Planning and Development Committee voted 12 in favor and 10 ...

THE Obamas recently installed a playscape for their children in the White House backyard. Whoever installed the playground covered the earth under the play equipment with used ground-up rubber tire ...