I am writing to express my deep concern regarding the increasing levels of noise pollution caused by motor vehicles in our community. It seems that the legally allowable sound decibels emitted from ...

Last June, an anti-noise advocacy group, Quiet Communities, sued the Environmental Protection Agency for not doing its job to limit the loud sounds people are exposed to in everyday life. The group is ...

Noise regulation was dropped from the agency’s portfolio in the early 1980s. Now some activists want to bring it back. Contrary to the stereotype of the overweening “nanny state” regulator, EPA is ...

If you live in a city, near a highway or within several miles of an airport, you’re probably accustomed to the sounds of sirens blaring, semitrucks rolling by or planes soaring overhead. This ...

PITTSFIELD — A city resident is suing the Environmental Protection Agency to force it to crack down on harmful noise pollution that she says the EPA neglected to regulate for more than four decades.

, Aug. 16 -- There are multiple reasons that has made Dhaka unlivable and one of those that keeps its residents in constant and invisible agony is sound pollution. Loudspeakers, hydraulic horns, or ...

During the anti-noise campaign drives , a total of Tk 2,000 was fined to 4 vehicles for violating Section 6 (2) of the 'Noise Pollution Control Rules, 2025' for creating noise exceeding the standard ...

In a recent article in the journal Antioxidants, researchers in Germany investigated whether cardiovascular drugs such as alpha-blockers and beta-blockers can protect against the complications caused ...

The Commissioner for the Environment, Mr Babatunde Durosinmi-Etti, gave the advice in Lagos during the 3rd Annual Stakeholders Interactive Session On Noise Pollution Control In Lagos State. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chronic exposure to unwanted aircraft, traffic and construction noise may harm psychological and cardiovascular health. (Getty ...