Climate Ready: Lower Merion's push for greener, quieter lawn care

Friday, April 17, 2026 8:11PM ET
LOWER MERION, Pa. (WPVI) -- We're exploring how communities across the Philadelphia region are grappling with the causes and effects of a changing planet.

In Lower Merion Township, officials passed a new ordinance last fall aimed at making lawn care greener, cleaner and quieter.

The measure addresses not only air pollution but noise pollution as well - and it has not come without controversy.

Action News meteorologist Payton Domschke has the story in this latest edition of Climate Ready.
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