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South Orange officials are weighing a full ban on gas-powered leaf blowers, with a proposal to phase them out by 2027. The South Orange Village Council and Environmental Commission are reviewing ...

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WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) - PVC pipe maker Westlake (WLK.N) and a subsidiary have agreed to pay $67 million to settle price‑fixing claims brought by builders and other buyers, marking the largest ...

DEAR ABBY: We live on a street with garage access via a commercial alley. My neighbor uses his garage to store a collector’s vehicle along with bicycles and other boxed items. Every few months, he ...

Shark just introduced a new product called the BlastBoss that's basically a leaf blower rated for both indoor and outdoor use. This means it can actually be used to blow leaves around in the yard, but ...

PVC pipe is one of the most common and popular options for providing communities and homes with clean, safe drinking water. In fact, it's been in use around the world for more than 70 years. Whether ...

Two more Massachusetts towns recently took the step of outlawing the use of noisy, gas-powered leaf blowers by residents, with fines for those who break the rules. Both Arlington and Lexington banned ...

When our robot vacuum mysteriously went missing, the first floor of my home fell into chaos fast — dirt, leaves, crumbs, and everything in between. With kids, dogs, and everyday foot traffic, the mess ...

A gradual ban on noisy, polluting gas-powered leaf blowers in Portland officially went into effect on Jan. 1. The new law, approved by the Portland City Council in March of 2024, will eliminate the ...

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 ...