Regulators and clean-air advocates are increasingly eyeing the pollution emitted by small gasoline engines used to power lawn mowers and leaf blowers as they seek to blunt climate change.
All sales of hand-held, gas-powered lawn mowers, trimmers and leaf blowers would be banned in metro Denver beginning in 2025 to attack severe ozone pollution, according to draft policies by regional officials.
Many mayors want to take forceful steps to combat climate change — like banning gas stoves or leaf blowers — but fear such moves would be political poison, a new poll shows.
Some people call gas-powered leaf blowers “the devil’s hair dryer.” They say the lawn equipment causes environmental and noise pollution and that cities, including Dallas, should ban them because of it.
Some people call gas-powered leaf blowers “the devil’s hair dryer.” They say the lawn equipment causes environmental and noise pollution and that cities, including Dallas, should ban them because of it.
