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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: noise pollution

noise pollution stories: 3 news summaries

Emma Thompson, Others
Try to Foil Heathrow Plans

Group opposed to plan aims to drag project into legal quicksand

Jan 13, 09 3:52 PM CST
(Newser) - A high-profile coalition led by Greenpeace has purchased a soccer field-sized piece of land intended to become part of a new runway for London’s Heathrow airport, the Times reports. The group intends to parcel out the land to thousands of individual owners, dragging out any attempt to buy it... More »

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environment • Greenpeace • air travel • Britain • Heathrow Airport • Emma Thompson • carbon emissions • noise pollution • legal action

Punishment Fits the Crime
for Colo. Noise Offenders

Teens made to listen to an hour of Manilow after late-night backyard gig

Nov 24, 08 3:00 PM CST
(Newser) - One Colorado judge has had it with teenagers making repeat appearances in his court for noise violations. So rather than issue a fine for mom and dad to pay, he’s devised his own punishment: Noise violators are forced to listen to an hour of gloriously un-hip music, from Barney... More »

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music • capital punishment • Colorado • fine • noise pollution • Barry Manilow • noise violation • Barney

Noise Pollution Getting Louder and More Dangerous

Racket causing thousands of deaths, says WHO, and governments are slow to help

Jun 25, 08 7:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ear-splitting car alarms, predawn street cleaners, ubiquitous leaf-blowers, and other forms of noise pollution are louder than ever and posing a genuine risk to people's health, writes Katharine Mieszkowski in Salon. Loud noises damage hearing, raise blood pressure, ruin sleep, and, in fact, cause tens of thousands of deaths a... More »

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noise • Hearing loss • noise pollution • car alarms

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