Coachella Valley residents can now register for the annual "Mow Down Air Pollution" program, in which residents can exchange a gasoline-powered mower for a $100 zero-emission electric model.

Through the program, sponsored by the South Coast Air Quality Management District, nearly 24,000 gasoline mowers will be scrapped -- reducing smog- forming volatile organic compound emissions by about 116 tons, officials said.

Coachella Valley residents can register to participate in the program by calling 888-425-6247.

From 8 a.m. to noon April 5, residents will be able to turn in their working, gasoline-powered mower in exchange for a Neuton cordless mower for $100 at Palm Springs City Hall, 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way.

—From news services

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