And then there are leaf blowers. In recent years dozens of municipalities have enacted ordinances restricting or entirely ...

Cities and states are trying to ditch America's most hated appliance. They're running into challenges.

Fairfax County wants customer feedback on permanently ending its vacuum leaf service after the upcoming winter. A public input survey ends on Aug. 18, and the Board of Supervisors will decide this ...

Arlington collects about 50,000 cubic yards of leaves every year. Months ahead, staff analyzes historic data, tree types and density, weather forecasts, state forestry forecasts and resident feedback ...

The push to ban gas-powered leaf blowers has gained an unlikely figurehead: Cate Blanchett, the Australian actress. “Leaf ...

The city's leaf collection began Nov. 3 with a six-week goal for the program. Before the temporary pause, second-pass leaf collection was in progress and expected to continue "through the next few ...