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 ...

Whisper Aero claims its new Tone T1 leaf blower is up to 40 percent quieter than competing electric blowers. At its full power setting, it produces a 150mph blast of air at only 52 decibels, which is ...

MARTIN COUNTY − A man thought to be a snorkeler died after being taken to a hospital following an incident in the ocean in the area of Blowing Rocks Preserve, a Martin County Sheriff's spokesperson ...

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.

The human brain has 86 billion neurons connected by roughly 100 trillion synapses, making it one of the most complex objects in the known universe. Each year neuroscientists make fascinating, ...

It’s mighty pretty to watch the snow fall on a quiet winter’s night, but as those flakes start to accumulate, the reality sets in, and you realize you’re going to have to clear it off the driveway and ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A ban on gas-powered leaf blowers in Portland is set to go into effect in the new year. Starting Jan. 1, 2026, gas-powered leaf blowers will be banned on public and private property ...

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 ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. It could be mistaken for a sci-fi movie prop but is designed to blow away debris and snow with a 120mph gust.

Electric snow blowers run quieter, cleaner, and require less maintenance than a gas-powered model. Gas-powered snow blowers can be bigger—over 26 inches wide—making them ideal for large properties ...