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Everyone hates gas-powered leaf blowers. So why is it so hard to ban them? The push to ban gas-powered leaf blowers has gained an unlikely figurehead: Cate Blanchett, the Australian actress. “Leaf ...

Several years ago the Maryland legislature contemplated a bill that would phase out the sale and use of gas-powered leaf blowers. The bill was opposed by numerous parties, primarily those who used ...

That serenity of residents on their verandas and porches could once again be pierced by the roar of the gas-powered leaf blower. Thank Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republicans in the Florida Legislature.

The new year will bring the Town of Huntington a step closer to banning gas-powered leaf blowers. The town board approved a measure for a two-phase process that will eventually only allow use of the ...

This is in response to the letter to the editor "Unrealistic demand on landscapers" (Dec. 8) by Joe Sbardella of Warren. Mr. Sbardella, a former landscaping business owner, claims that a new state ...

LAFAYETTE -- In the wake of California banning the sale of gas-powered leaf blowers by 2024, the city of Lafayette will administer its own law banning their use entirely beginning on July 1 of next ...

Baltimore is poised to ban gas-powered leaf blowers after the City Council voted Monday night to pass a bill restricting their use. The bill, which would prohibit the use of “gas-powered debris ...

SANTA CRUZ –The city of Santa Cruz is considering prohibiting the use of gas-powered leaf blowers within city limits and is seeking the public’s feedback about its draft ordinance through an online ...