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. The California Air Resources Board has already started working on a rule to do this, a lengthy process scheduled to conclude early next year.
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California law to eventually ban gas-powered lawn equipment
