Seasonal gas-powered leaf blower ban goes into effect in Lower Merion Township

LOWER MERION TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WPVI) -- A seasonal ban on gas-powered leaf blower went into effect Monday, June 1st, in Lower Merion Township.

Under the township's new regulations using the equipment is prohibited through October 1st.

This marks the first phase of the full ban, which doesn't go into effect until 2029.

The next phase goes into effect in 2027, when gas-powered leaf blowers will be prohibited from January 1st to April 1st, and once again from June 1st to October 1st.

Radnor Township is also weighing a ban on gas-powered leaf blowers.