When states first floated banning gas and diesel car sales, we were assured two things: the ban would only affect new vehicle sales, and it would stop there. Now Washington State wants to ban gas-powered landscaping equipment, suggesting those assurances were short-lived.
Expanding bans to other equipment fuels concerns about regulatory creep. The proposal reflects the broader push to phase out gas-powered machines, even as it stokes worries about how far such mandates will ultimately reach.
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