The Cedarburg Common Council voted down a proposed ordinance to limit outdoor music to 65 decibels. The initial proposal came after some people complained that noise is too loud and frequent. In the ...

Noisy environments can significantly and negatively effect our bodies, and are a great villain to concentration, learning, and productivity in classrooms and offices. Headaches are one momentary ...

We live in a noisy world, from traffic and aircraft congestion to construction sites, TV shows, and many other sources. But understanding dB measurements can help, as we will soon see. Noise is an ...

As discussed in the last post, many localities are struggling after the Virginia Supreme Court’s opinion in Tanner v. City of Virginia Beach to adopt ordinances to comply with that decision. No longer ...

RHINEBECK, N.Y. — Decibels limits listed in proposed noise ordinance amendments would effectively prohibit the use of common garden equipment like leaf blowers and lawnmowers, Town Code Enforcement ...

Noise from the F-35 jets due to be based in South Burlington this fall will make 2,640 homes near the airport potentially unlivable — nearly triple the number of units affected by the F-16 formerly ...

See if you can hear this: you’re sitting on your porch drinking your morning coffee. The cool, crisp air blows through the leaves on the tree, or the equivalent of 20 decibels. Off in the distance you ...