• espentan@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    They probably weren’t too concerned with the emissions from the leaf blowers themselves, but the dust and whatnot they whip up into the air.

    • Baphomet_The_Blasphemer@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      Most gas-powered leaf blowers use two-cycle engines, which produce hundreds of times more hazardous pollutants and fine particulates than cars. Leaf blowers overtook automobiles as the number one source of air pollution in California during 2020.