LORAIN — The rubber mulch used at every playground in the Lorain City Schools system may be soft for a fall, but it also creates a hard to control blaze when ignited, investigators found. While ...

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 ...

A group of Duluth parents made their case for replacing the rubber mulch at the Duluth school district's playgrounds with wood fiber after they became concerned about chemicals in the rubber. Duluth ...

After more than 90 minutes of discussion and a litany of amendments, the Duluth School Board voted unanimously Tuesday night to replace rubber playground mulch with wood chips, but put off a decision ...

It’s bouncy and may remind you to change your snow tires. It also may be the newest feature at parks across the city. Lawrence Parks and Recreation crews recently installed chopped-up rubber tires ...

Wood products are the preferred protection for most Northeast Florida school and park playgrounds, although the controversial rubber mulch made from old tires is used at some older locations and at ...

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 ...

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 ...