Should we ban gas-powered leaf blowers?

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Nov 17, 202249:14News & Politics

Gas-powered leaf blowers are noisy, polluting and harmful to habitat. We'll discuss efforts to ban them in our region and why leaf litter is so important for the ecosystem.

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