NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – There are several reasons why you should not blow your leaves onto the street this fall. Piles of leaves can clog storm drains. Clogged stormwater pipes cause street flooding.

With fall just around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about what you’re going to do with all the autumn leaves your trees are about to dump on your lawn. You can rake them into a pile ...

A 2019 study by the U.S. Geological Survey in Madison found that after fall leaves pile up, they begin to break down and leak phosphorus. When it starts to rain, the water washes “leaf litter” down ...