After testing dozens of cordless leaf blowers, we've found the perfect combination of power, usability and affordability.

A ban on gas-powered leaf blowers in Lexington is officially underway, fulfilling a 2021 Special Town Meeting vote to prohibit the lawn care equipment for both residents and commercial landscaping ...

A new Florida law prevents local governments from banning gas-powered leaf blowers and other lawn equipment. Gas-powered lawn equipment emits harmful pollutants linked to various health issues, ...

Spring is in the air and so is the promise of more outdoor adventures and time spent in your backyard. If you’re starting to think about how to prepare your outdoor space for the warmer weather, there ...

United States ski jumper Ben Loomis luckily avoided what could’ve been a disaster at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games on Thursday after being struck by a leaf blower on his attempted jump. Loomis was a ...

Ben Loomis of Team USA finished 10th in the Nordic combined team sprint ski jumping trial round on Thursday. Loomis's distance of 123.5 meters was a half-meter behind his teammate Niklas Malacinski.

A phase-out of gas-powered leaf blowers in Seattle has been in the works for years, and while Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) is on track, a citywide ban remains unclear. SPR Public Affairs Manager ...

Every fall, dozens of maple and oak trees in my neighborhood shed their leaves. Thus begins the constant drone of gas-powered leaf blowers every day through early December. The noise is by far the ...

A gradual ban on noisy, polluting gas-powered leaf blowers in Portland officially went into effect on Jan. 1. The new law, approved by the Portland City Council in March of 2024, will eliminate the ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Autumn is one of the best times of the year. The trees are especially pretty, dotting the landscape with yellows, oranges, and blazing reds.

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 ...