Legislators didn’t allow local bans of gas-powered leaf blowers. Va. localities are doing it anyway.

By: Ivy Main

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: August 24, 2026

Words: 1,184

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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Three years in a row of losing in the legislature might persuade some people to give up trying to get what they want. For members of the group Quiet Clean Virginia, their losing record simply challenged them to seek another path to victory.

Quiet Clean Virginia and its affiliate groups in Northern Virginia advocate for local bans on gas-powered leaf blowers, machines that are either essential to modern suburban living or the scourge …

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