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Providence council advances ordinance to phase out gas-powered leaf blowers
Summary
The Providence City Council voted to pass an ordinance for first reading that phases out gas-powered leaf blowers, moves fines to property owners (after a warning), and phases in the change over a decade with limited seasonal exceptions and state incentive coordination.
Providence City Council voted to pass an ordinance for its first reading that phases out most gas-powered leaf blowers, aiming to reduce noise and air pollution across the city.
Councilor Anabroix, the lead sponsor, told colleagues the measure is intended to “address the noise pollution in our city as well as the carbon emissions and other forms of environmental degradation that come from gas leaf blowers.” She said the draft was revised after meetings with landscaping businesses, advocacy groups and the state Office of Energy Resources to ease the transition for small operators.
The ordinance as revised narrows the definition of prohibited equipment, phases out gas-powered leaf blowers over time, and allows gas machines to be used during a limited fall period when leaves are heaviest. Enforcement…
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