![Wayne Parry Antonio Espinoza, a supervisor with the Gras Lawn landscaping company, removes gasoline-powered leaf blowers from his company's truck to clean up around a housing development in Brick, N.J. on June 18, 2024. New Jersey is one of many states either considering or already having banned gasoline-powered leaf blowers on environmental and health grounds, but the landscaping industry says the battery-powered devices favored by environmentalists and some governments are costlier and less effective than the ones they currently use. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/290836a814554cbe8e4927c4ea2b6930/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Antonio Espinoza, a supervisor with the Gras Lawn landscaping company, removes gasoline-powered leaf blowers from his company's truck to clean up around a housing development in Brick, N.J. on June 18, 2024. New Jersey is one of many states either considering or already having banned gasoline-powered leaf blowers on environmental and health grounds, but the landscaping industry says the battery-powered devices favored by environmentalists and some governments are costlier and less effective than the ones they currently use. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
![Wayne Parry Antonio Espinoza, a supervisor with the Gras Lawn landscaping company, pulls the cord to start a gasoline-powered leaf blower in Brick, N.J. on June 18, 2024. New Jersey is one of many states either considering or already having banned gasoline-powered leaf blowers on environmental and health grounds, but the landscaping industry says the battery-powered devices favored by environmentalists and some governments are costlier and less effective than the ones they currently use. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/07ff85c1e550451eafe596bc92c9128b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Antonio Espinoza, a supervisor with the Gras Lawn landscaping company, pulls the cord to start a gasoline-powered leaf blower in Brick, N.J. on June 18, 2024. New Jersey is one of many states either considering or already having banned gasoline-powered leaf blowers on environmental and health grounds, but the landscaping industry says the battery-powered devices favored by environmentalists and some governments are costlier and less effective than the ones they currently use. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
![Wayne Parry The nozzles of two gasoline-powered leaf blowers are shown in this June 18, 2024 photo in Brick, N.J. New Jersey is one of many states either considering or already having banned gasoline-powered leaf blowers on environmental and health grounds, but the landscaping industry says the battery-powered devices favored by environmentalists and some governments are costlier and less effective than the ones they currently use. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/0108ab7c4b874e6fa5a1a9273452e13a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
The nozzles of two gasoline-powered leaf blowers are shown in this June 18, 2024 photo in Brick, N.J. New Jersey is one of many states either considering or already having banned gasoline-powered leaf blowers on environmental and health grounds, but the landscaping industry says the battery-powered devices favored by environmentalists and some governments are costlier and less effective than the ones they currently use. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
![Wayne Parry Antonio Espinoza, a supervisor with the Gras Lawn landscaping company, uses a gasoline-powered leaf blower to clean up around a housing development in Brick, N.J. on June 18, 2024. New Jersey is one of many states either considering or already having banned gasoline-powered leaf blowers on environmental and health grounds, but the landscaping industry says the battery-powered devices favored by environmentalists and some governments are costlier and less effective than the ones they currently use. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/cc85ef56c1244df38aebcd86ae7c8a27/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Antonio Espinoza, a supervisor with the Gras Lawn landscaping company, uses a gasoline-powered leaf blower to clean up around a housing development in Brick, N.J. on June 18, 2024. New Jersey is one of many states either considering or already having banned gasoline-powered leaf blowers on environmental and health grounds, but the landscaping industry says the battery-powered devices favored by environmentalists and some governments are costlier and less effective than the ones they currently use. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
![Wayne Parry Antonio Espinoza, a supervisor with the Gras Lawn landscaping company, uses a gasoline-powered leaf blower to clean up around a housing development in Brick, N.J. on June 18, 2024. New Jersey is one of many states either considering or already having banned gasoline-powered leaf blowers on environmental and health grounds, but the landscaping industry says the battery-powered devices favored by environmentalists and some governments are costlier and less effective than the ones they currently use. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/0923eddb560d45369484614c24a96d35/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Antonio Espinoza, a supervisor with the Gras Lawn landscaping company, uses a gasoline-powered leaf blower to clean up around a housing development in Brick, N.J. on June 18, 2024. New Jersey is one of many states either considering or already having banned gasoline-powered leaf blowers on environmental and health grounds, but the landscaping industry says the battery-powered devices favored by environmentalists and some governments are costlier and less effective than the ones they currently use. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
![Wayne Parry Antonio Espinoza, a supervisor with the Gras Lawn landscaping company, uses a gasoline-powered leaf blower to clean up around a housing development in Brick, N.J. on June 18, 2024. New Jersey is one of many states either considering or already having banned gasoline-powered leaf blowers on environmental and health grounds, but the landscaping industry says the battery-powered devices favored by environmentalists and some governments are costlier and less effective than the ones they currently use. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/f3b2bea0c09d408ca469631376a5bede/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Antonio Espinoza, a supervisor with the Gras Lawn landscaping company, uses a gasoline-powered leaf blower to clean up around a housing development in Brick, N.J. on June 18, 2024. New Jersey is one of many states either considering or already having banned gasoline-powered leaf blowers on environmental and health grounds, but the landscaping industry says the battery-powered devices favored by environmentalists and some governments are costlier and less effective than the ones they currently use. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)