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Palm Beach OKs restrictions on Thanksgiving, Christmas construction
In an hard work to relieve traffic congestion all-around the holidays, the Town Council authorized supplemental restrictions on development and landscaping activity on the island. For the duration of their frequent meeting March 8, council users unanimously approved an ordinance that adds days through the peak period when design and landscaping do the job is prohibited. The evaluate, which is expected to appear back to the council following month for remaining approval, bans landscaping on the day immediately after Thanksgiving prohibits construction and landscaping on weekday observation dates for holidays that drop on a weekend and limits construction and landscaping do the job on the working day prior to Thanksgiving. Now, design and landscaping…
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California OKs phaseout of gas-powered landscaping machinery
SACRAMENTO — California regulators voted on Thursday to ban the sale of new gas-powered leaf blowers and lawn mowers starting in 2024 and portable generators by 2028, the latest step in the state’s aggressive effort to reduce harmful pollutants and transition toward a carbon-free economy. The new regulations by the California Air Resources Board require all newly sold small-motor equipment primarily used for landscaping to be zero-emission by the target dates, with some exceptions. The agency’s decision is based in part on the belief that battery technology will improve and zero-emission gear will become more widely available before the requirements kick in — though there will be an annual review to…