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 ...

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

Board President Todd Sinai said Lower Merion setting ambitious, and critical, environmental goals with the ordinance.

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 ...

Providence City Council gave final approval Nov. 6 to a ban on gas-powered leaf blowers due to environmental and public health concerns. The ban would be phased in over several years, with a full ...

BETHESDA, Md. — As autumn leaves begin to fall, Montgomery County’s landmark ban on gas-powered leaf blowers officially went into effect on July. 1, is facing an unexpected crisis over its enforcement ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Providence councilors have banned the use of gas-powered leaf blowers in the city. The first phase of the ordinance allows the use of gas-powered leaf blowers only between ...

Leaf blowers aren’t just for leaves. There are plenty of jobs around the house, and beyond, that can be made easier using powerful bursts of air. Some seem obvious, while others may surprise and ...

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 ...

WUSA-TV Washington, D.C. Posted: November 4, 2025 | Last updated: November 4, 2025 Montgomery County, Maryland, is scrambling to update its ban on gas leaf blowers. It took effect in July. Legendary ...