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)