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Brickbat: Turning Over a New Leaf

Charles Oliver | 7.5.2024 4:00 AM


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The New York legislature is looking at a bill that would ban the sale of gasoline-powered lawn mowers and leaf blowers in the state. If passed, the bill would require rules to enforce the ban by Jan. 1, 2025.

Charles Oliver is a contributing editor at Reason.

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