The familiar roar of gas-powered leaf blowers is turning into a political fault line, as cities and states move to restrict or phase out the machines and lawn crews and conservative lawmakers push ...

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Advocates are hoping this will launch the transition to electric lawn equipment. However, while they are quieter, critics say electric machines are not as powerful and are generally more expensive.

ANN ARBOR, MI — The seasonal roar of gas-powered leaf blowers has echoed through Ann Arbor in recent weeks, prompting discussions among city officials and residents about the environmental and health ...

The best backpack leaf blowers combine powerful performance with ergonomic comfort, making them ideal for anyone managing a larger yard or outdoor space filled with trees. If you’ve been struggling ...

Leave aside, for a moment, the usual complaints about leaf blowers and lawn mowers — that their noise and smell are noxious and inescapable in most neighborhoods. There’s another, more pressing reason ...

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Gasoline-powered lawn mowers and leaf blowers will soon be a thing of the past in California. Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law a bill that will ban the sale of small internal combustion engines ...