Dr. Jamie Banks writes about the danger gas-powered leaf blowers present to workers and the public. A recent study finds long-term exposure to fine particulates may significantly raise the risk of death from COVID-19.
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Fall is leaf blower season
Fall is leaf blower season, sadly. Dr. Daniel Fink revisits an article in CityLab that sums up our dislike leaf blowers. Quiet alternatives exist. Hand us a rake, please!
San Jose tackled two noise problems in one meeting
San Jose tacked two noise problems in one meeting—leaf blowers and train noise—showing that tackling noise is an important government function.
Quiet Victory: D.C. bans gas-powered leaf blowers
Quiet Victory: D.C. bans gas-powered leaf blowers. Quiet Clean DC, working with The Quiet Coalition and Quiet Communities, has delivered a win for every living thing that breathes and has ears.
Don’t be that guy
Don’t be the neighbor who sees a leaf and runs for the leaf blower. Read Andy Simmons, Reader’s Digest, rant about the scourge of suburbia.
Low Frequency Noise May Account for the Intolerability of Gas Leaf Blowers
Why are people so affected by leaf blower noise? Drs. Bank and Walker explain that low frequency noise may account for the intolerability.
Landscapers fail to blow away leaf blower bans
Landscapers fail to blow away leaf blower bans in Massachusetts and New Jersey, but they continue to fight limits on polluting gas-powered lawn maintenance equipment.
Local Regulation of Leaf Blower Use Is a Proper Use of Police Power
TQC founding member Jeanne Kempthorne writes about a challenge to a NY village’s code banning the use of gasoline-powered leaf blowers from June 1 through September 30 and the court decision that upheld the ban.
Noise isn’t just a city problem — Leaf blowers are a major issue for towns
Noise isn’t just a city problem. Read about the scourge of the suburbs–leaf blowers–and what some communities are doing to rein them in.