‘‘Avoid using leaf blowers and other dust-producing equipment to cut down particulate matter,” recommends the California Air Resources Board. Why? Simply put, leaf blowers kill. “Approximately 65,000 ...

One of the reasons I moved to Claremont, California, in 2008 was Claremont’s banning of the gasoline-powered leaf blowers. I detested them long before 2008. I still do. They are harmful and useless.

A town in Massachusetts has permanently banned a type of harmful yard equipment, marking a significant step forward in the fight against climate change. A permanent ban on gas-powered leaf blowers, ...

An ordinance originally designed to curb noise and air pollution from gas and propane-powered leaf blowers in Evanston has unveiled an array of unintended consequences for the Hispanic landscaping ...