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 ...

Los Altos became the first to oust the noisy power tools in 1991 – a policy sparked by noise complaints that was duplicated in Menlo Park and Palo Alto. Since then, Berkeley, Oakland and Santa ...

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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Editor's note: This story and its headlines have been updated to correct an inaccuracy. PROVIDENCE – Years of advocacy may finally culminate in a phased-out ban of gas-powered leaf blowers in ...

Reacting to the blitz of arrests and activity by federal immigration agents in the area, the village of Oak Park has decided to tweak how it enforces its ban on gas powered leaf blowers. Tickets for ...

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