Gas leaf blowers are the latest bogeyman of the complaining class (“Time to put an end to the gas leaf blower terror,” Dec. 19). No doubts here that those complaints are valid. The solution is, I do ...

Picture this. You're working from home, maybe sipping your morning coffee, when that familiar roar starts up next door. It's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A person uses a leaf blower to remove fall leaves from a lawn. - Flystock/Shutterstock Public concern about pollution tends to ...

San Jose residents have been clamoring for a ban on gas-powered leaf blowers for years, complaining about their noise and pollution. In response, the City Council began reviewing a proposal to ...

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 ...

North Hempstead Councilwoman Christine Liu is increasing efforts to enforce a law against the use of gas-powered leaf blowers, working closely with the town’s Public Safety Commissioner Derek ...

The Glen Cove City Council has unanimously voted to tighten restrictions on "unreasonable noises." The changes to a local law restrict the weekend hours homeowners and landscapers can use lawn mowers, ...

As the leaves fall, many homeowners reach for their trusty leaf blower to clear driveways, patios and lawns. On the surface, leaf blowing seems like a quick and easy way to tidy up. But while leaf ...