The familiar roar of gas-powered leaf blowers is turning into a political fault line, as cities and states move to restrict ...

The days of the gas-powered leaf blower may be numbered, as states and cities across the U.S. are trying to phase them out in ...

A person uses a leaf blower to remove fall leaves from a lawn. - Flystock/Shutterstock Public concern about pollution tends to fluctuate, and it's been at a bit of a low lately. As a result, bans on ...

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The town of Woodside continues to navigate the prohibition of gas-powered leaf blowers as it catches up to neighboring towns ...

The rights of individuals to use loud, destructive, polluting leaf blowers shouldn’t take precedence over the rights of ...

Antonio Espinoza, a supervisor with the Gras Lawn landscaping company, uses a gasoline-powered leaf blower to clean up around a housing development in Brick, N.J. on June 18, 2024. New Jersey is one ...

LOWER MERION — Township officials plan to introduce an ordinance in October to regulate the use of gas-powered leaf blowers. During a recent sustainability committee meeting, Lower Merion Commissioner ...

File: A gardener uses a leaf blower to clear leaves at a home in Sacramento, Calif., on Oct. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) Last week, Lower Merion Township took a side in a nationwide ...

SANTA CRUZ — To reduce air and noise pollution in the city of Santa Cruz, an ordinance prohibiting the use of gas-powered landscaping implements takes effect this week, just more than a year after the ...