PROVIDENCE – Years of advocacy have finally culminated in a phased-out ban of gas-powered leaf blowers in Providence. The City Council granted final passage to an ordinance that will prohibit use of ...

Fall is here, which means leaves are falling. But when it comes to cleaning up the leaves and clearing them away, more cities and states are banning gas-powered leaf blowers as the tool of choice.

The Providence City Council on Thursday voted to ban the use of gas-powered leaf blowers in the city. Council members granted first passage to the ordinance, but it requires a second passage to phase ...

WINTER PARK, Fla. — On Tuesday, Winter Park voters reversed a ban on gas-powered leaf blowers that went into effect in July 2024. The city had passed an ordinance in 2022 prohibiting the use of ...

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The city of Annapolis has banned gas powered leaf blowers, but a new partnership will offer assistance for those who must switch.The city and the Chesapeake Bay Trust want to help lawn care companies ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Providence councilors approved a citywide ban on gas-powered leaf blowers Thursday in its first of two votes on the proposal. The ordinance, introduced by Councilor Sue ...

A handful of Northern Virginia residents wielding gas-powered blowers gathered outside of the state Capitol on Thursday to ask state lawmakers to turn over a new leaf.

Several environmental groups have submitted public comments to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection asking it to reconsider its approval of a proposed 4.5GW natural gas power plant ...