Free Republic

The New Jersey town of West Orange has banned gas-powered leaf blowers, joining two other towns in Essex County and hundreds of towns across the nation. The West Orange Township Council last week voted in favor of banning the tools in a 3-2 vote. The town will roll out with a partial ban that prohibits the use of gas leaf blowers during some winter and summer months, before moving to a full ban on January 1, 2026. Council members Bill Rutherford, Asmeret Ghebremicael and Susan Scarpa in favor of the ban, while Tammy Williams and Michelle Casalino voted against. Newsweek...

USA Today is raising the eco-warrior cry over the new “battleground” in the fight against the climate bogeyman: Americans’ lawns. No, we’re not kidding. The liberal newspaper doom mongered how “[g]as leaf blowers and lawn mowers are shockingly bad for the planet” and praised how “[b]ans are beginning to spread.” USA Today immediately kicked off its nutty April 30 climate agitprop by making it seem like the fight against lawnmowers was a noble crusade against Thanos’ minions in Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame (2019): “Your lawn may be the next climate change battleground. And parks. And playgrounds.” The newspaper ludicrously propagandized that...