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Leaf Blowers, Pollution, and COVID-19
New: Our memorandum, COVID-19 and Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers: A Lethal Combination, v 1.2, discusses three specific problems that gas leaf blowers (GLBs) present during the COVID-19 crisis,
More than Hearing Loss: APHA points to growing health effects of noise
Noise is not just a nuisance, it’s a growing public health hazard and action is long overdue. That’s the message delivered at the November 2019
Worker Exposures: Close Proximity Exhaust Emissions
Sep 24, 2019 Gasoline is an integral part of life in America and many industrialized nations. So much so that we forget how dangerous it ...
Lincoln, MA: Making Thoreau Proud Again
Apr 3, 2019 The Town of Lincoln, MA, home to Henry Thoreau’s Walden Pond (along with Concord, MA) and the Massachusetts Audubon Society, ...
Southampton – Showing What it Takes
Apr 1, 2019 Transitioning an industry to clean, quiet land maintenance practices is a multi-faceted effort. It requires making the health...
Electric Landscaping Celebrated in Ojai
By Luke Massman-Johnson Aug 14, 2018 On August 2nd, the city of Ojai, CA celebrated the rollout of a brand new fleet of commercial-grade ...
DC Testimony is a Community Resource
DC Testimony is a Community Resource Aug 3, 2018 Citizen group, Quiet Clean DC, has created a resource for communities looking to restrict the use
CDC: Work noise exposure can raise blood pressure, cholesterol levels
For landscape workers, occupational noise is a daily hazard. According to the National Association of Landscaping Professionals, most of the gas equipment land care professionals