A town in Massachusetts is entering the next stage of banning a particularly harmful form of yard equipment, which could be a positive step in the fight against our changing climate. Arlington, ...

Gas-powered leaf blowers have been around since the early 1970s, but over time, the lawn care device has received criticism from angry neighbors and eco-conscious lawmakers, some of whom have issued ...

The familiar roar of a gas leaf blower is turning into a political fault line. On CBS Mornings, environmental correspondent David Schechter visited Portland, Oregon, where activist Judy Walton of the ...

Rhode Island Republicans have introduced a bill to prevent cities and towns from banning gas-powered landscape equipment. The bill aims to protect landscapers who say electric alternatives are too ...

GREENWICH — Summertime restrictions on the use of gasoline-powered leaf blowers take effect later this month, but a couple of town departments are going to have to be good at sharing to comply. The ...

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.

Connecticut legislators have attempted a statewide ban on gas-powered leaf blowers, but efforts have failed.

The new year will bring the Town of Huntington a step closer to banning gas-powered leaf blowers. The town board approved a measure for a two-phase process that will eventually only allow use of the ...