Ordinances Championed by EACs

This ordinance restricting the use of gas powered leaf blowers in Lower Merion Township was adopted at the November 19, 2025 Board of Commissioners meeting.

Key provisions:

• Use restrictions apply to all persons and entities, including residents, commercial landscapers, contractors, and property maintenance personnel, on all properties within the Township.

• 2026: The use of gas powered leaf blowers will not be allowed from June 1 to October 1 . 
• 2027: The use of gas powered leaf blowers will not be allowed from January 1 to April 1, nor from June 1 to October 1. 
• 2028: The use of gas powered leaf blowers will not be allowed from January 1 to October 1.
• Beginning January 1, 2029 and for every year thereafter, the use of gas powered leaf blowers will be prohibited for the entire year.
• The use of electric-powered leaf blowers is allowed all year.
• Use of gas powered generators to run corded electric leaf blowers or charge electric leaf blower batteries will not be allowed.

A resolution by the Radnor Township Board of Commissioners supporting the Greenhouse Gas Action Plan prepared by the Radnor Township Environmental Advisory Council.

Resolution adopted by Schuylkill Township affirming the township's commitment to clean energy. Also included is a press release describing how the Schuylkill Township EAC was instrumental in getting the resolution adopted.

An ordinance for the township of West Providence, Bedford County, Pennsylvania regulating the construction, operation, and decommissioning of solar energy systems and providing penalties for the violation thereof. Recorded August, 2022.