Leaf blowers may clear debris quickly, but their extreme noise and emissions can harm hearing, air quality, and the ...

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RHINEBECK, N.Y. – The sound of leaf blowers is stirring up questions about whether a town noise ordinance can be enforced if the popular tool is excessively loud. Residents will be asked to submit ...

Using a leaf blower on a Sunday or hammering nails on a federal holiday may soon become punishable offenses in Corte Madera. In a unanimous vote on Tuesday, the Town Council passed a new noise ...

RHINEBECK, N.Y. — Town Board members are considering changes to a noise law dealing with gas-powered leaf blowers. Resident Rudy McEntire during a meeting Tuesday asked for the changes and suggested ...

GREENWICH — After years of failed attempts, Greenwich has finally enacted new restrictions on the use of gas-powered leaf blowers, at least for part of the year. The Representative Town Meeting voted ...

Gas-powered leaf blowers will soon be silenced in Lower Merion after township commissioners voted to ban the motorized tool.

Despite having an ordinance in place that limits the volume of leaf blowers, Oak Park officials discussed banning them outright at last Monday’s meeting of the village president and board of trustees.

LOWER MERION TWP., Pa. - A heated debate is unfolding in Lower Merion Township over the potential ban of gas-powered leaf ...