In June, the anti-noise advocacy group Quiet Communities took a bold step by suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The lawsuit demands the EPA fulfill its long-neglected duty to regulate noise Pollution, a mandate set forth by the Noise Control Act of 1972.
This case now awaits the decision of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. If the court rules in favor of Quiet Communities, the EPA will be compelled to act on regulations designed to protect public health and the environment from harmful noise pollution.
Read the article on noise pollution regulations in One Green Planet.
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