Today's Los Angeles Times has a story on the financial costs and health risks of air pollution in California. It's pretty scary.

The California economy loses about $28 billion annually due to premature deaths and illnesses linked to ozone and particulates spewed from hundreds of locations in the South Coast and San Joaquin air basins....

Considered the most lethal form of air pollution, microscopic particulates expelled from tailpipes, factory smoke stacks, diesel trucks and equipment can penetrate through the lungs and enter the bloodstream. Exposure to these fine particles has been linked to severe asthma, cancer and premature deaths from heart and lung disease.

Gas powered lawn mowers are some of the culprits of this mess.

There is a simple step many people can take to clean the air, protect their pocketbooks and reduce the risks to their health: recycle their old gas mowers and replace them with a emissions-free Neuton Battery-Powered Mowers.