Headline on new editorial by Jessica Hough in Los Feliz Ledger in California.

In a strong editorial for the Los Feliz Ledger, near Los Angeles in southern California, Jessica Hough connects the public-health and environmental-justice implications of COVID, with regulation of the most polluting form of machinery still in legal use.

Sample:

I have heard neighbors say that they fear their gardener will charge them more if they tell him not to use the gas blower. Don’t you already pay more for organic food and filtered water? Clean air for your children to breathe should be as high on your list of priorities.
Needless to say, operating a gas-powered leaf blower is even more harmful to the user, who inhales much more of the carcinogens along with high concentrations of microscopic ultrafine particles. So if you care a lick about environmental justice, then this is one more reason to put an end to the gas powered tool and provide better working conditions for the lawn and garden teams that work for you.

Congratulations to Jessica Hough. Read the full editorial here.