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(KWTX) -Noise pollution is more than a nuisance. Most people realize that being around loud noises can lead to hearing loss, but research has linked noise pollution to higher risks of heart attacks, ...

Woman with closed eyes covering her ears in the street while vehicles are passing by fast in the background. Stressful and frustrating. Given the growing cacophony of noise pollution here on planet ...

Factory pollution is changing the weather—but not in the way you might think. The tiny aerosol pollution particles poured out by industrial factories can trigger ice to form in the atmosphere, ...

Last June, an anti-noise advocacy group, Quiet Communities, sued the Environmental Protection Agency for not doing its job to limit the loud sounds people are exposed to in everyday life. The group is ...

With every AI project abandoned, every bitcoin not mined, every pickup truck not sold, every jet fighter not flown, people somewhere will get relief from noise pollution. Power lines for Bitcoin ...

The most pressing environmental crisis of these times, our heating of the Earth through carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas pollution, is closely connected to our excessive energy consumption. And ...

A court in central Morocco has ordered the closure of a marble factory operating in a residential area, ruling that public health and environmental safety take precedence over contractual lease rights ...

Visitors were briefed on pollution sources such as municipal solid waste, industrial emissions, water contamination, noise pollution and the growing impact of single‑use plastics.

If you live in a city, near a highway or within several miles of an airport, you’re probably accustomed to the sounds of sirens blaring, semitrucks rolling by or planes soaring overhead. This ...