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Brickbat: Leaf Them Alone

Charles Oliver | 9.19.2022 4:00 AM


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The Seattle City Council has unanimously approved a measure that would bar city employees and contractors from using gasoline-powered leaf blowers by 2025 and ban their use by city residents and businesses by 2027. Supporters cite noise and environmental concerns.

Charles Oliver is a contributing editor at Reason.

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