About 47,800 STIHL BR 800 Backpack Blowers are being recalled because the fan wheel inside the backpack blower can break ...

Lower Merion commissioners advanced a preliminary proposal during an October 8 committee meeting that would result in a ban on gas-powered leaf blowers, writes Denali Sagner for The Philadelphia ...

Lower Merion is one step closer to banning gas-powered leaf blowers. During an Oct. 8 committee meeting, township commissioners moved forward a preliminary proposal that would phase out gas-powered ...

Fall is here, which means leaves are falling. But when it comes to cleaning up the leaves and clearing them away, more cities and states are banning gas-powered leaf blowers as the tool of choice.

The Providence City Council on Thursday voted to ban the use of gas-powered leaf blowers in the city. Council members granted first passage to the ordinance, but it requires a second passage to phase ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — A ban on gas-powered leaf blowers in Providence has passed its first vote by the city council. The ordinance was proposed by Sue Anderbois. The proposal would gradually ...

As Arlington County staff research a possible ban on gas-powered leaf blowers, they may take some lessons from a nearby jurisdiction’s struggles with a similar prohibition. A ban on gas-powered leaf ...

Arlington County may ban gas-powered leaf blowers year-round. Officials are also considering a potential phase-out period of up to three years. Other local jurisdictions have already moved forward ...

LOWER MERION — Township officials plan to introduce an ordinance in October to regulate the use of gas-powered leaf blowers. During a recent sustainability committee meeting, Lower Merion Commissioner ...

A leaf blower at the US Air Force Memorial, in need of an operator (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott) Gas-powered leaf blowers could soon meet their downfall in Arlington. The County Board is considering a ...