DENVER – Your lawn may be the next climate change battleground. And parks. And playgrounds. Regulators and clean-air advocates are increasingly eyeing the pollution emitted by small gasoline engines ...
Of all the world’s intolerable noises, none can match the shriek of a gas-powered leaf blower — the unholy contraption that interrupts autumn with its daylong caterwaul. Even from two blocks away, ...
GREENWICH — Citing complaints of “incessant loud noise and toxic fumes,” a new citizens group wants the town to take action limiting the “excessive” use of gas-powered leaf blowers in town. Quiet ...
Blower-mode noise is based on industry-standard measurements at 50 feet and our measurements at ear level. Models rated Very Good or Excellent at 50 feet should meet common municipal limits of 65 ...
THE BAY BRIDGE. DEIRDRE: THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO IS CONSIDERING A BAN ON LEAF BLOWERS. IT COULD IMPACT WHEN AND WHERE YOU COULD USE IT REGARDLESS IF IT IS GAS OR ELECTRIC. TEO: BRIAN HICKEY IS LIVE ...