Trips to the park are still a treasured part of childhood, but today’s playgrounds have changed a lot since you were a kid. Safety concerns have made a lot of old favorites, from merry-go-rounds to ...

Children could face an increased lifetime risk of developing lung or bladder cancer from using playground equipment made of wood treated with arsenic, the nation's top product safety official said ...

The Consumer Product Safety Commission scared parents this week about wood playground equipment causing cancer in children. It’s another case of a make-believe health risk leading to very real costs ...

(Beyond Pesticides, November 25, 2009) Although phased out from use in playground, deck and landscaping timbers, chromated-copper-arsenic (CCA), a hazardous wood preservative still allowed for use on ...

TULSA — Parents are concerned about decades-old, deteriorating playground equipment at parks. Several pieces of wooden playground equipment in Tulsa are more than 20-years-old.Mark French, a parent, ...

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission voted unanimously to deny a petition to ban the use of chromated copper arsenate pressure-treated wood in playground equipment. CCA manufacturers and the ...

WASHINGTON -- Children could face an increased lifetime risk of developing lung or bladder cancer from using playground equipment made of wood treated with arsenic, the nation's top product safety ...

As some communities begin tearing out wooden playground equipment treated with an arsenic-based pesticide, a national group is urging cities and towns to refrain from closing or dismantling ...

Corpus Christi’s Cole Park is scheduled to receive a new playground by the summer. But many people hold fond memories of the original KidsPlace wooden play structure that provided two decades of fun.

Parks consultants told Evanston officials recently that Penny Park, the city’s only wooden playground and a recreation place for generations of families, could be restored to near its original status.