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Dec 26, 2023 · In 2021, Governor Newsom signed into law AB 1346, which bans the sale of gas powered gas leaf blowers and other small off-road engines (SOREs) within California effective January 1, 2024. The Lafayette Environmental Task Force has examined ways we can transition from gas to electric leaf blowers as a community, leading to the development of Ordinance No. 688 .
- Lafayette: Gas-Power Leaf Blower Ban Begins July 1
Beginning July 1, gas-power leaf blowers will not be...
- Lafayette: Gas-Power Leaf Blower Ban Begins July 1
Jul 1, 2024 · In 2021, Governor Newsom signed into law AB 1346, which bans the sale of gas powered gas leaf blowers and other small off-road engines (SOREs) within California effective January 1, 2024. The Lafayette Environmental Task Force has examined ways we can transition from gas to electric leaf blowers as a community, leading to the development of Ordinance No. 688 .
Dec 26, 2023 · Lafayette goes beyond gas leaf-blower sales ban, will bar their use in 2024. December 25, 2023 / 5:00 PM PST / CBS/Bay City News Service. LAFAYETTE -- In the wake of California banning the sale of ...
- Leaf Blowers Not Going Away Anytime Soon
- New Law Designed to Curb Small Engine Air Pollution
- New Sales of Leaf Blowers Banned—In 2024
Newsom signed legislation, Assembly Bill Number 1346, which had earlier been passed by the Assembly 47-22, and by the state Senate, 21-9. But though the bill has been described as a “ban” on leaf blowers and otherSORE-powered equipment, Californians should not expect their neighborhoods to suddenly quiet down—and become less polluted—anytime soon. ...
The local bans were primarily aimed at cutting down on the noise pollution generated by leaf blowers and other SORE-powered devices. The new state legislation is all about air pollution. According to the state Air Resources Board, there are about 16.5 million small engine devices in California, compared to 13.7 million “light duty” cars. Because ca...
The new law signed by Newsom will not come close to improving that dangerous situation overnight, or even over the next several years. The bill does nothing to curtail leaf blowers already being used by landscaping businesses, and by people using the less powerful, residential versions on their own property. The new law simply bans sales of new gas...
- Jonathan Vankin
Jun 29, 2024 · Beginning July 1, gas-power leaf blowers will not be permitted for use by residents or landscape professionals in the City of Lafayette. The move comes after a ban was adopted by the City Council in October 2023 which prohibits the use of gasoline powered leaf blowers in Lafayette. The city delayed implementation for nine months to allow ...
The city has also established a lending program for electric leaf blowers to assist residents who will no longer be allowed to use their gas-powered leaf blowers. ... to the Lafayette ...
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Dec 27, 2023 · In October 2021, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1346 into law, banning the sales of new gasoline-powered leaf blowers, lawnmowers, chainsaws, generators and other small-engines beginning Jan. 1, 2024. For Lafayette residents who don’t have access to electric leaf blowers, the city has a lending program.
