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After the watershed passage of the United States Noise Control Act of 1972, [2] other local and state governments passed further regulations. A noise regulation [citation needed] restricts the amount of noise, the duration of noise and the source of noise. It usually places restrictions for certain times of the day.
Congress ended funding of the federal noise control program in 1981, which curtailed development of further national regulations. Since then, starting in 1982, the primary responsibility to addressing noise pollution shifted to state and local governments. [ 2 ]
The EPA phased out the office's funding in 1982 as part of a shift in federal noise control policy to transfer the primary responsibility of regulating noise to state and local governments. The Noise Control Act of 1972 and the Quiet Communities Act of 1978 were never rescinded by Congress and remain in effect today, although essentially unfunded.
Wilmington businesses that want to stage live music have to navigate the city's noise ordinance, which was last updated in 2019.
Opinion columnist decries Greenville's noise pollution, which he says is worse than many other cities' and must be addressed. Greenville has a blaring noise problem it needs to address Skip to ...
Some lawmakers asked how they could support the bill, which could see their constituents getting an automated ticket while driving in Providence.
Noise laws and ordinances vary widely among municipalities and indeed do not even exist in some cities. An ordinance may contain a general prohibition against making noise that is a nuisance, or it may set out specific guidelines for the level of noise allowable at certain times of the day and for certain activities. [118]
May 26—ALBANY — The city's fireworks aficionados will have to cease setting off sparkles and bangs in the night three hours earlier under an ordinance approved on Tuesday by the Albany City ...