I got a question on Twitter about a week ago from a mom looking for something other than mulch or sand surfacing at Raleigh parks. We're talking the rubberized surfacing that I pointed out in my ...

Rubber playground surface material may protect kids from some injuries but be harboring a different source of harm, a study in Boston suggests. Researchers tested lead levels in the soil, sand, mulch ...

The public playground in Bandon, a small town on the blustery coast of Oregon, has everything a kid could want. Swings and an orange, twisting slide, even a bright blue boat. But after the playground ...

D.C. Department of General Services Director Keith Anderson told WUSA9 Tuesday the District will now stop painting its rubber playground mats without first approving the chemicals used. Tests ...

A school in Greater Victoria and a park in Nanaimo are two of the latest recipients of rubberized surfacing material made from recycled automotive tires supplied by Tire Stewardship B.C. The non-slip ...

Many communities are renovating playgrounds using materials that were never proven safe for children's long-term use. As a scientist and a grandparent, I'm very concerned that young children are being ...

And another installment in what's become a series on rubber mat surfacing in area playgrounds. This time it's Chapel Hill. And when I say rubber mat surfacing, I'm talking about those springy, rubber ...