Looking back on 2025, it was an interesting and challenging year for conservation on the East End. There were some notable ...

It found that climate policies aimed at forcing lifestyle changes—such as bans on driving in urban centers—can backfire by ...

U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest threats against Greenland pose a new and potentially unprecedented challenge to NATO, ...

Pennsylvania's Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro has set a new campaign finance record in the state with $30 million on hand as he ...

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.

On a recent morning, I stepped into my backyard with the decibel reader on my phone and watched as the needle quivered between 92 and 96 dB, securely in the red “danger” zone (the equivalent of ...

Think Portland isn’t business friendly? Start selling electric leaf blowers. That’s what Kevin Cardoza is doing. He’s the battery and robotics automation strategist at Stark Street Lawn & Garden, 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.

ANN ARBOR, MI — With just over two years to go before gas-powered leaf blowers are banned year-round in Ann Arbor, the city is offering new financial incentives to help residents make the transition ...