Spanish piano player cleared in noise case
PUIGCERDA, Spain, Nov. 27 (UPI) — A Spanish court acquitted a concert pianist who could have faced prison for posing a noise nuisance to a neighbor. The Puigcerda woman, identified […]
Assault over noise protest
KOLKATA: A couple – one of them a heart patient – was allegedly assaulted by members of a club for protesting against blaring microphones and bursting of fire crackers at […]
Airport residents demand noise payout
Online news: Bangkok post Prime Minister Yingluck has been asked to speed up the long-delayed compensation payment process to 30-40 communities affected by noise pollution from Suvarnabhumi International Airport The […]
Maps show noise impact of Heathrow runways
PEACE and quiet in north-west Surrey could be drowned out forever if Heathrow Airport is allowed to develop into a four-runway hub, according to new research by an anti-expansion group. […]
Ban on noisy stalls at Red Cross Fair
Vendors at this year’s Red Cross Fair around the Royal Plaza have been told to keep the noise down by the Pollution Control Department. People using speakers to promote their […]
Traffic noise driving songbirds to the limit in cities By Mark Kinver
By Mark KinverEnvironment reporter, BBC News The rising level of noise in urban areas may be preventing some species of songbirds from setting up home in developed areas, a study […]
Bob Hope Airport noise program to be reduced in size
Residents living near Bob Hope Airport who have been waiting to take advantage of a federally funded residential soundproofing program shouldn’t wait any longer. After more than a decade and […]
Emissions in parts of city exceed limit
Pongphon SarnsamakThe Nation Exhaust fumes from vehicles biggest cause of pollution BANGKOK: — People living in the capital are now at risk of developing respiratory ailments, according to the state […]
Voice against noise
SURAT: Arvind Gayatri, 42, a weaving supervisor in a textile unit at Bhathena, has problem in hearing. He has been working in the powerloom unit for years. The constant sound […]
Gloucester estate residents complain about M5 noise
BBC News:UK: England:16 February 2013 Last updated at 15:32 GMT The Woodland Green estate at Upton St Leonards sits alongside the M5 southbound between J11a and J12. They are calling […]