EPA would have to get back into the noise regulation business after a four-decade hiatus under a newly reintroduced bipartisan bill by New York Democratic Rep. Grace Meng. H.R. 5151 would reestablish ...

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 ...

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 ...

HOT SPRINGS -- Effective Aug. 1, local governments won't have the authority to regulate noise caused by the mining of digital assets, but Garland County is working to adopt a scheme ahead of the ...

Noise from roads, airports and equipment like leaf blowers has been linked with serious health impacts. Decades ago, the U.S. government passed a... Last June, an anti-noise advocacy group, Quiet ...