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October 12, 2021

Calif. to ban gas-powered mowers, lawn equipment

By ADAM BEAM
Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California will soon ban the sale of new gas-powered leaf blowers and lawn mowers, a move aimed at curbing emissions from a category of small engines on pace to produce more pollution each year than passenger vehicles.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law on Saturday that orders state regulators to ban the sale of new gas-powered equipment using small off-road engines, a broad category that includes generators, lawn equipment and pressure washers.


 
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