Resources and Links
Local Government Action
Town of Somerset, MD
"Ban on Gas-Powered Blowers to Begin January 1, 2023" (page 6); Ordinance Language; Environment Committee
Media
Washington Post Letter to the Editor: "A simple fix for Montgomery County’s climate promise," April 21, 2021
NYTimes: "The Robots Are Coming…to Mow Your Lawn," April 6, 2021
"Gas-power yard equipment spews noise and pollutants. Newer models, using batteries or electricity, are quieter and greener, and might even manage themselves."
WTOP radio: "Thousands in Montgomery Co. sign petition for ban on gas-powered leaf blowers,"February 3, 2021
WAMU Radio dcist: Following D.C.’s Lead, Montgomery County Residents Petition To Ban Gas Leaf Blowers, February 2, 2021
Atlantic Monthly: "Get Off My Lawn":
"How a small group of activists (our correspondent among them) got leaf blowers banned in the nation’s capital' by James Fallows, Atlantic Monthly, April 2019