Mother Nature has been decidedly in one of her better moods and has seen fit to take it relatively easy on us. It’s been so many winters since we’ve had enough snow to warrant plows and blowers that ...

A phase-out of gas-powered leaf blowers in Seattle has been in the works for years, and while Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) is on track, a citywide ban remains unclear. SPR Public Affairs Manager ...

Whisper Aero, founded by former NASA electric aircraft pioneer Mark Moore, unveiled the handheld Tone T1 Quiet Leafblower at CES 2026. What makes it special is that it is the world’s first quiet ...

A gradual ban on noisy, polluting gas-powered leaf blowers in Portland officially went into effect on Jan. 1. The new law, approved by the Portland City Council in March of 2024, will eliminate the ...

Whisper Aero claims its new Tone T1 leaf blower is up to 40 percent quieter than competing electric blowers. At its full power setting, it produces a 150mph blast of air at only 52 decibels, which is ...

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GREENWICH – Hundreds of complaints have been made to the Greenwich police in recent years about residents using gas-powered leaf blowers, the vast majority of which have come since the ban was created ...