Safer Fields for All

08/25/2026

star Josh Allen wants every stadium to switch from artificial turf to natural grass.

“I’ve gotten numerous burns on my legs from artificial turf that hurt to the point where I can’t sleep at night.”

“If I could snap my fingers and make every field grass, that’s what I would do.”

07/30/2026

Cooper Kupp has been in this league long enough to know what he wants. And what’s possible. He knows billionaire owners are rich enough, technology is advanced enough, for all players on all teams to play all league games on what the sport was meant to be played on: real grass.

The 33-year-old Kupp says playing on grass vs. turf “makes a huge difference” on players’ bodies. Will the Seahawks’ new owners hear him?

03/24/2026

"Why are California and the City of Los Angeles dragging their feet on plastic turf, allowing schools, stadiums, and homeowners to install it even though they know it has negative impacts on personal health and the environment? Because the artificial turf industry lobbyists use the to***co industry’s playbook to deny, obfuscate, and provide misleading information. "

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01/22/2026

NFL stadiums sack turf for 2026 World Cup. Players wish grass would stay

The 2026 World Cup will be played on grass, even at NFL stadiums that feature synthetic fields. Turf, and debate over it, will return next NFL season.

01/22/2026

Worth saying again... championship season is here and we hope for work to be done in the off season. You have a chance to protect your players. You are hosting the World Cup. You are willing to for soccer. for our football heroes too!
NFL Players Association
NFL

Synthetic turf makes for an unsafe playing field and its utilization can result in a number of negative health and environmental concerns, especially for our youth and athletes. As members of Washington state and local communities, we are encouraging the public to say NO to the installation of synth...

12/05/2025

Plastic turf:
🐝 Offers no food and shelter to wildlife
🌱 Has a high carbon footprint - while real grass captures carbon
⚠️ Wears out and ends up in landfill
🐬 Sheds microplastics which wash into rivers & the sea
💦 Worsens flooding