The familiar roar of gas-powered leaf blowers is turning into a political fault line, as cities and states move to restrict ...

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Leaf blowers may clear debris quickly, but their extreme noise and emissions can harm hearing, air quality, and the environment. Blowers also disrupt backyard ecosystems, destroying habitats for ...

Some U.S. states, like California, have banned the sale of gas leaf blowers, while others are offering incentives for ...

If you are thinking about buying a leaf blower, you may be wondering if a backpack or a handheld is a better choice. Here are ...

Gas leaf blowers are the latest bogeyman of the complaining class (“Time to put an end to the gas leaf blower terror,” Dec. 19). No doubts here that those complaints are valid. The solution is, I do ...

The rights of individuals to use loud, destructive, polluting leaf blowers shouldn’t take precedence over the rights of ...

Love or hate them, leaf blowers are undeniably effective: They have have transformed the chore of clearing leaves off your property from a back-straining misery into a (very noisy) stroll across it.