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Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to United States | News & Politics@midwest.social · 2 months ago

Gas-powered leaf blowers are being banned across US

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Gas-powered leaf blowers are being banned across US

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Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to United States | News & Politics@midwest.social · 2 months ago
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Bans on this landscaping tool are spreading around the US: See where
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A number of states and cities are banning gas-powered leaf blowers due to pollution, noise and health risk concerns.
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    WTF? Do they even make 4 stroke chainsaws?

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      They exist, as do electric. I haven’t heard anything good about them. …

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        Try some of the higher-end electric chainsaws. They’re incredible. Some loggers even use bigger commercial variants.

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          neat!

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