As Arlington County staff research a possible ban on gas-powered leaf blowers, they may take some lessons from a nearby ...

Montgomery County leaders propose amending the gas-powered leaf blower ban enforcement to prevent targeting landscaping workers.

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Gas-powered leaf blowers may be banned in. It would be the latest jurisdiction to tackle the sometimes-contentious topic.

The Swiss city of Zurich will leaf blowers and leaf vacuums for most of the year after nearly two-thirds of voters backed the ...

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Leaf blowers made for a lively discussion at the first meeting of the fall season of the Conservation Advisory Council of Port Jefferson on Sept. 23..

Residents of Zurich have voted to ban the use of petrol-fuelled leaf blowers and leaf vacuums over noise and air pollution ...

Ashleigh Brilliant was perhaps best known for his successful campaign to ban gasoline powered-leaf blowers in Santa Barbara. (Courtesy photo) On Sept. 24, ...

Residents of Zurich voted Sunday to ban the use of petrol-fuelled leaf blowers and leaf vacuums over noise and air pollution ...

Noisy gas-powered leaf blowers will become a thing of the past in Switzerland's Zurich, after more than 61% of citizens voted in favor of banning them in a referendum.

Staten Islanders haven’t seen very robust enforcement of that stricture. Stopping the choppers is like whack-a-mole: curb ...