No state neighboring Connecticut has banned gas-powered leaf blowers, according to the Office of Legislative Research.

Gas-powered leaf blowers harm New Jersey residents in three different ways. As a husband and father, I would like our state to protect us, and particularly our children, from all three forms of harm.

And then there are leaf blowers. In recent years dozens of municipalities have enacted ordinances restricting or entirely ...

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, ...

In fall, and even in spring, the leaf blowers makes their presence known. But environmental and public health activists are getting louder in their opposition to the machines. Relying on scientific ...

LOWER MERION TWP., Pa. - A heated debate is unfolding in Lower Merion Township over the potential ban of gas-powered leaf blowers, sparking strong opinions from residents. Levi Grin, a third-grader, ...

It is summertime again and your neighborhood is probably full, like mine, of the sound and smell of leaf blowers clearing away grass clippings and the hiss of string trimmers. Most of these appliances ...

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Vermont’s largest city is banning the use of loud, gas-powered leaf blowers. The City Council passed a phased-in ban this week, the Burlington Free Press reported. It mandates ...

Portland voted to ban noisy gas-powered leaf blowers a few years back. Now, that ban is finally going into effect.

INCIDENTS DO NOT WT ANTO SIMPLY BLOW OVER. -- THAT RESIDENTS DO NOT WANT TO SIMPLY BLOW OVER. AND CONTROVERSY GETTING LOUDER. THE CONTROVEYRS OVER LEAF BLOWERS. THE LAWN TOOL PEOPLE LOVE TO HATE. IF ...

ALAMEDA — They’re noisy, send birds fluttering out of trees and seriously annoy anyone who enjoys a little peace and quiet. They’re gas-powered leaf blowers, and in addition to disturbing neighborhood ...