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 ...

A group of parents is asking the Duluth school district to replace rubber playground mulch before federal agencies studying its effects release their recommendations. The Duluth School Board held a ...

One survey found children 5 years old and younger commonly exhibited behaviors that could mean they are more exposed to playground surface chemicals. When Diana Zuckerman was growing up, there was ...

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 ...