Grist reports on the challenges of banning gas-powered leaf blowers, despite rising support and health concerns, highlighted by actress Cate Blanchett's activism.

If you're looking for a solid cordless leaf blower this fall, you can do far worse than EGO or Ryobi. But between the two, ...

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 ...

A year after Seattle intended to phase out gas-powered leaf blowers, the city is still working on a plan.

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 ...