In the April 21, 2021, edition of the Washington Post, reader Chessa Lutter writes in with a “simple fix” for some of the area’s pollution problems. You can read the whole letter to the editor here, but the main argument is:

Montgomery County Executive Mark Elrich (D) could show leadership toward achieving Montgomery County’s ambitious climate change goals by phasing out gas-powered leaf blowers in favor of electric ones. The carbon dioxide emissions of gas-powered leaf blowers are three to nine times greater than electric ones. If powered by solar, which some local landscapers use, electric-powered blowers are carbon-free.

Thanks to Chessa Lutter, and good luck to Montgomery County, just north of Washington D.C., in Maryland.