Fristrup and his colleagues set up about 600 sound meter gauges in national parks. Then they used computer models to extend those readings to the entire country. "We find that noise is not ...

“Ideally, the goal is to put every single sound meter in every single patrol car so our officers can respond to every single noise call, noise pollution call, and objectively, without ...

Last summer, county staffers presented the commission with their challenge. The only noise meter in the county was broken and, without the meter, accurate and defensible sound levels could not be ...

Aldermen unanimously passed an amended noise ordinance that includes decibel threshold readings and approves the purchase of a decibel meter that will make it easier to enforce noise regulations.

Farmingdale officials have put proposed revisions to the village noise code on hold after disagreements over whether to use decibel meters to enforce the ordinance, according to the mayor.