A leaf blower may be a simple enough tool, but its powerful gas engine or electric motor and moving parts can create a lot of wear and tear over time. But if you keep up with a simple regimen of basic ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." A leaf blower may be a simple enough tool, but its powerful gas engine or electric motor and moving parts ...

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 ...

The best time to upgrade your snow blower (or upgrade to a snow blower if you're still manually using a shovel) is before the first snowfall of the winter. Of course, you don't want to rush into ...

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 ...

A person operates a leaf blower (via Callum Hill/Unsplash) A key county advisory panel likes the proposal to ban gas-powered leaf blowers countywide, but doesn’t want to get too far into the weeds on ...

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 ...

RANT to those who hire landscape maintenance firms that use gas blowers. They are a major source of noise pollution, destroying our peaceful mornings and causing stress. And they are a sham — most ...

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 ...