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Lower Merion Passes Phased Ban on Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers

The measure launches a complaint-driven rollout with seasonal limits in 2026, fall-only use in 2028, then a full prohibition in 2029.

DOE Extends Campbell Coal Plant Operations for a Third Time, Running Through Feb. 17

Apple Pays $261,283 to Settle EPA Case Over Hazardous Waste Violations at Santa Clara Site

Fire Contained at Decommissioned Galveston County Power Plant After Overnight Blaze

Colorado Backs One-Year Extension to Keep Comanche 2 Coal Unit Running

CF Industries Ammonia Leak Prompts Yazoo County Evacuations

Explosion at HF Sinclair’s Artesia Refinery Leaves Injuries as Fire Is Put Out and Roads Reopen

LADWP’s $800 Million Hydrogen-Ready Overhaul for Scattergood Faces Funding Gap and Ratepayer Pushback

Watchdog Finds Every U.S. LNG Export Terminal Violated Pollution Limits

Lahore Leads Global Pollution Spike as Delhi-NCR Slips Back to ‘Very Poor’

Newport Beach Completes Methane Venting After Balboa Peninsula Leak With Seven Homes Still Evacuated

Ten Years After Aliso Canyon, California Reassesses Gas Storage Risks and Reliability