by Kathleen Carayol | Jan 4, 2018 | NFA in the News
by Rebecca R. Kahlenberg The Washington Post September 11, 2004 Alexandria resident Susan Davis lives under a flight path for Reagan National Airport, but it’s not the noise from the sky that bothers her. Last fall, she was frequently unable to chat on the phone...
by Kathleen Carayol | Jan 4, 2018 | NFA in the News
by Ron Chepesiuk Environmental Health Perspectives January 1, 2005 It’s not difficult for a person to encounter sound at levels that can cause adverse health effects. During a single day, people living in a typical urban environment can experience a wide range...
by Kathleen Carayol | Jan 4, 2018 | NFA in the News
Environmental News Service January 4, 2005 RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina – Chainsaws, snowmobiles, weed wackers, leaf blowers, barking dogs – secondhand noise, experienced by people who did not produce it, is becoming a public health problem as...
by Kathleen Carayol | Jan 4, 2018 | NFA in the News
by Jon Wilson St. Petersburg Times March 30, 2005 A growing effort in St. Petersburg aims to combat body-vibrating, heart-stopping, car-rattling car stereos. ST. PETERSBURG – You feel it down deep: It’s a thumping bubble of sound starting in the belly and...
by Kathleen Carayol | Jan 4, 2018 | NFA in the News
by David Schimke Utne Magazine July 1, 2005 Is your world getting noisier? Pealing cell phones, blaring personal stereos, constant chatter — sometimes it can be difficult to endure the relentless drone of modern life. But beneath the racket, there’s still...
by Kathleen Carayol | Jan 4, 2018 | NFA in the News
by Jenny Jackson Ottawa Citizen July 15, 2005 Go into a silent room, empty-handed. Close the door, sit down. See how long you last. Ask your employer if you may use a vacant conference room to be alone during your lunch break. See how far you get. Try to wake up, make...
