Seven Cork families could be on course to receive damages after a wind farm operator admitted liability in a High Court action over noise pollution. The case is next listed for hearing on April 25, and will be closely observed by many of the families living in close proximity to wind farms and who claim [...]
Framore Ltd revised application for turbines in Derragh, Rathgaskig and Lack Beg A number of local residents have lost their legal challenge over approval of permission for a wind farm development in Co Cork. The residents’ concerns included the environmental impact of the development and noise from the turbines. They disputed An Bord Pleanála’s permission [...]
Fracking creates noise at levels high enough to harm the health of people living nearby, according to the first peer-reviewed study to analyze the potential public health impacts of ambient noise related to fracking. Environmental noise is a well-documented public health hazard. Many large-scale epidemiological studies have linked noise to adverse health outcomes including diabetes, [...]
Galway Bay fm newsroom – German retailer Lidl has appealed a decision to restrict its delivery times at its base in Tullyvoheen, Clifden. The supermarket giant was granted approval to extend its delivery schedule late last year with one condition attached. County planners stated loading and unloading would be limited to between 8am and 9pm [...]
January 10, 2017 AMHERST, Mass. – Party Smart, a pilot program encouraging off-campus UMass Amherst students to register gatherings with the Amherst Police to reduce noise complaints and increase student responsibility at social gatherings, is off to a successful start, according to representatives of the Campus and Community Coalition to Reduce High-Risk Drinking (CCC). Since [...]
After 6,500 noise complaints, Italian astronaut Roberto Vittori is still searching for peace and quiet. Back in October 2016, researchers at George Mason University published a report on the peculiar distribution of airport noise complaints. Across the country, the vast majority of complaints about aircraft noise tended to come from a handful of residents. In [...]
Source: Harry McGee, The Irish Times. Court found that the public must be informed before energy policy is implemented The Government has deferred a decision to issue new guidelines for wind farms following a European Court ruling which imposed duties on the State to inform the public fully. Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the [...]