Colorado has a new rule to limit gas-powered lawn equipment in favor of electric — but the state isn’t enforcing it yet

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A landscaper operates a lawnmower on a hillside
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Jose Lara, a landscaper with Centennial-based company Designworks, operates a gas-powered lawnmower at Westlands Park in Greenwood Village, June 23, 2025.

A landscaping crew manager stands on an autonomous lawnmower
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A landscaper clears a sidewalk with an electric leafblower.
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