Colorado Bans State Agencies from Using Gas-Powered Lawn Equipment

State agencies in Colorado will be banned from using gas-powered lawn equipment with engines of engines of 25 horsepower or less during the summer, according to a rule adopted by the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission in February 2024. The new regulation also prohibits the use of gas-powered push lawnmowers and other lawn equipment under 10 horsepower on other public property within the Denver Metro and the nine-county North Front Range ozone nonattainment area.

The rule applies from June to August and is designed to reduce pollution. The rule does not impact homeowners on their own property.