Think Portland isn’t business friendly? Start selling electric leaf blowers. That’s what Kevin Cardoza is doing. He’s the battery and robotics automation strategist at Stark Street Lawn & Garden, and ...

MANY TOPICS divide Americans: illegal immigration, abortion, the rights of transgender people. And then there are leaf blowers. In recent years dozens of municipalities have enacted ordinances ...

The push to ban gas-powered leaf blowers has gained an unlikely figurehead: Cate Blanchett, the Australian actress. “Leaf blowers need to be eradicated from the face of the Earth,” she said in an ...

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Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. It could be mistaken for a sci-fi movie prop but is designed to blow away debris and snow with a 120mph gust.

Gas-powered leaf blowers will soon be no more in one township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Lower Merion Township commissioners voted to pass an ordinance banning the devices during a meeting ...

LOWER MERION TWP., Pa. (WPVI) -- Gas-powered leaf blowers may soon be banned in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County. The Board of Commissioners heard public comments on Wednesday night regarding ...

Leaf blowers aren’t just for leaves. There are plenty of jobs around the house, and beyond, that can be made easier using powerful bursts of air. Some seem obvious, while others may surprise and ...

A leaf blower may be a simple enough tool, but its powerful gas engine or electric motor and moving parts can create a lot of wear and tear over time. But if you keep up with a simple regimen of basic ...