Wed Sep 25 2024
Individuals exposed to higher levels of aircraft noise experienced objectively higher levels of sleep disturbance and changes in sleep–wake cycle.
Sat Sep 21 2024
A Senate inquiry in Australia has revealed that flight paths have been designed without sufficient consultation with communities affected by aircraft noise.
Wed Sep 18 2024
Hearing Held Ahead of Environmental Review as City Takes 20-Year Look at Improvements Likely to Be Needed at SBA.
Sun Sep 15 2024
The article discusses the increasingly dire environmental crisis caused by global heating and its connection to excessive energy consumption.
Thu Sep 12 2024
We found a modest positive association between nighttime aircraft noise exposure and hypertension risk, which was stronger than the association with 24-h average aircraft noise.
Wed Sep 11 2024
The Winooski City Council recently passed a resolution urging Vermont's congressional delegation to request the US Air Force to consider altering the Vermont Air National Guard’s mission to reduce...
Mon Sep 02 2024
Dutch airline KLM received a final warning for repeatedly violating overnight flight departure rules designed to minimize noise disturbances.
Sat Aug 31 2024
Aircraft noise is pervasive in modern life but particularly disruptive in remote areas like national parks. These researchers focused on what people actually hear...
Sun Aug 25 2024
The €320million landing strip opened on August 24 last year. Since then Serena Isdale claimed: “The torture my family is going through is akin to what people suffered in Nazi concentration camps.
Sat Aug 24 2024
A long-term resident has noticed a significant increase in aircraft noise, particularly at night, from nearby Heathrow and Gatwick airports, making it unbearable.
Thu Aug 22 2024
In the article, Jerry Gulledge, a long-time Steele Creek resident, recalls how his once peaceful neighborhood has been dramatically transformed by the ongoing expansion of Charlotte...
Tue Aug 20 2024
The airport's chief executive expressed disappointment over the ruling, while a local campaign group celebrated it as a "big win for residents."
Fri Aug 16 2024
Noise pollution has been shown to affect wild animals in various ways, but little is known about its consequences at the community level. Investigating...
Fri Aug 09 2024
Residents near Sydney’s new international airport have vented their anger over looming disruption from flight paths...
Tue Aug 06 2024
The elusive power dynamics behind the victimisation of aircraft noise pollution, a neglected type of invisible environmental harm, is the main concern of this study...
Mon Aug 05 2024
This derelict French village is anything but silent
Fri Aug 02 2024
Dr Bronzaft is the Honorary Chair of the Quiet American Skies program through Quiet Communities, a non-profit organization that works to reduce harmful noise and pollution.
Wed Jul 31 2024
Plane Sense Wellington Inc, a community group, has instructed legal firm Dalzell Wollerman to file a High Court...
Sat Jul 27 2024
Student pilots practice repetitive landings, known as “touch & goes,” using old Piper and Cessna planes with outdated Lycoming engines, which generate significant noise...
Thu Jul 25 2024
Hundreds of thousands of people are affected by plane noise around Frankfurt. It gets louder during holiday seasons. In response, local initiatives are targeting short-haul flights
Wed Jul 24 2024
For years, residents of Del Rey Oaks, Monterey, and surrounding areas have complained about airplane noise from Monterey Regional Airport...
Wed Jul 03 2024
The Amsterdam City Council is demanding a further 20% reduction in flight movements at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, capping them at 400,000 per year.
Tue Jul 02 2024
Noise levels from National Airport have not significantly increased in recent years, but they have become more noticeable for Alexandrians due to changes in flight paths.
Fri Jun 21 2024
MALIBU, CA — City officials have petitioned a federal appeals court as part of the Malibu's effort to address what aircraft noise linked to new flight paths in and out of Los Angeles International
Thu Jun 20 2024
In June, Quiet Communities, an anti-noise advocacy group, sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to limit harmful everyday noise. They await a decision from the...
Wed May 15 2024
For everyone living in Oak Harbor and Coupeville, the noise was as loud as a rock concert, researchers said...
Thu May 09 2024
The noise from jet engines at Brussels Zaventem Airport is creating a significant disturbance, particularly at night, and this issue is entangled in Belgium's regional and...
Wed May 08 2024
Aircraft noise exposure is linked to cardiovascular disease risk. One understudied candidate pathway is obesity. This study investigates the association between aircraft noise and obesity among female
Wed Apr 17 2024
Experts describe ways to turn down the volume, from earbuds to smartphone apps that detect harmful noise levels...
Sat Feb 17 2024
The F-15EX is expected to replace the F-15C/D in performing homeland and air defense missions...
Wed Feb 07 2024
“The EIS identifies threshold levels that, according to our analysis, could surpass thresholds for unacceptable harm.
Fri Dec 29 2023
Hundreds of homeowners in the vicinity of Rocky Mountain Metro Airport have filed lawsuits due to aircraft noise, which they claim has led to a decline in property values.
Fri Dec 15 2023
Sightseeing air tours have proven to be a challenging management issue for many tourist destinations around the world, especially at locations meant...
Wed Dec 06 2023
Residents living near Flagler Executive Airport in Florida have raised concerns over increasing noise levels caused by low-flying flights and touch-and-go operations. Led by...
Tue Dec 05 2023
Noise, or unwanted sound exposure, is the second largest environmental cause of health problems, after air pollution, and has been associated with multiple adverse outcomes, such as...
Mon Jul 10 2023
A proposal to increase flights from London City Airport was unanimously rejected by Newham’s Strategic Development Committee due to noise pollution concerns.
Fri Jun 09 2023
Chronic noise pollution is an insidious and often overlooked health threat affecting millions of Americans. From the incessant roar of jets over San Diego's Bankers Hill to the sudden...
Approximately 100 San Fernando Valley residents gathered at Van Nuys City Hall on Tuesday night to express concerns about noise and pollution from Van Nuys Airport.
Fri Apr 14 2023
Sleep is an essential, natural process needed for healthy brain and general body functioning.1 Disruption of sleep can cause drowsiness and poor concentration and adversely affect the...
Mon Apr 03 2023
Brussels Airport is not only causing problems for locals with the enormous nitrogen and CO2 emissions caused by aircraft flying overhead, but it is also causing severe health...
Wed Feb 09 2022
The author discusses the escalating issues caused by small planes from a nearby airfield in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Amidst a surge...
Fri May 28 2021
Aircraft noise exposure is a health risk and there is evidence that noise annoyance partly mediates the association between noise exposure and stress-related health risks. Thus, approaches...
Tue May 18 2021
This study established that Entebbe International Airport experiences irregular noise frequencies with the midday having the highest noise intensities. Carbon dioxide was recorded at higher...
Tue Jan 12 2021
At a recent Hanscom Field Advisory Commission (HFAC) meeting, State Rep. Sheila Harrington expressed her deep frustration over the lack of action regarding chronic noise and...
Tue Dec 08 2020
For years, the Hoh Rain Forest in Washington state's Olympic Peninsula was renowned as one of the quietest places on Earth, its pristine tranquility undisturbed by human sounds amidst...
Wed Nov 25 2020
Impacts of noise pollution are recognized as a source of stress for animals and as a form of environmental degradation.
Sat Apr 01 2017
Noise is defined as “unwanted sound.” Aircraft noise is one, if not the most detrimental environmental effect of aviation. It can cause community annoyance, disrupt sleep, adversely affect academic
Fri Jun 26 2015
Global increases in environmental noise levels – arising from expansion of human populations, transportation networks, and resource extraction – have catalysed a recent surge of...
