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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This story was originally published on mynorthwest.com. 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 ...

A man uses a gasoline-powered leaf blower to clear leaves and gardening debris. The push to ban gas-powered leaf blowers has gained an unlikely figurehead: Cate Blanchett, the Australian actress.

The push to ban gas-powered leaf blowers has gained an unlikely figurehead: Cate Blanchett, the Australian actress. “Leaf blowers need to be eradicated from the face of the Earth,” she said in an ...