Cities and states are trying to ditch America's most hated appliance. They're already running into challenges.

PROVIDENCE – The City Council is once again reviewing an ordinance that would phase out gas-powered leaf blowers, starting in 2028. The ordinance was introduced at last week's City Council meeting, ...

As an Audubon member, I commend Baltimore Major Brandon Scott’s decision to sign the City Council bill banning those environmentally disrupting gas-powered leaf blowers for commercial use this year ...

Gas-powered leaf blowers will be banned in Lower Merion starting in 2029. The Montgomery County township on Wednesday became ...

LOWER MERION TWP., Pa. - A heated debate is unfolding in Lower Merion Township over the potential ban of gas-powered leaf ...

Lower Merion's Board of Commissioners will consider an ordinance that first restricts the use of leaf blowers before outright ...

On Feb. 5, the Providence City Council hosted a public hearing on an ordinance that would ban gas-powered leaf blowers, with plans to phase out the use of the equipment starting in 2028. If passed, a ...

A bill in the Connecticut General Assembly would ban the use of gas-powered leaf blowers in the state starting in 2029. Co-sponsored by 10 Democratic state lawmakers, House Bill 6263 would first ...

STAMFORD — The Stamford Board of Representatives has had enough of gas-powered leaf blowers, at least for most of the year. The city’s lawmaking body passed an ordinance banning the use of gas-powered ...