The L.A. County Public Health Department has declared a Local Health Emergency and issued a Public Health Officer Order that temporarily bans the use of power air blowers (including leaf blowers) ...

Energy experts and advocates are welcoming the Ford government’s huge new energy efficiency initiative but question its partnership with Enbridge Gas, warning the initiative may contain measures to ...

The city will have to spend about $180,000 in order to transition its own fleet of 35 gas-powered leaf blowers to all-electric models. That money would go toward purchasing new equipment and other ...

A gas-powered leaf blower, lawnmower and other tools used by a gardening crew sit in the back of a pickup truck in Palo Alto. Embarcadero Media file photo by Veronica Weber. Nearly three decades after ...

ANDREW MESSINGER This Ego Power+ (about $400) battery-powered leaf blower may not make it for the pros, but for homeowners it’s eight times quieter than a gas blower and only 12.5 pounds.

Much like the choice between gas or battery power, choosing a single- or two-stage machine has a lot to do with snow volume and the area to be cleared. Single-stage blowers are so called because ...

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