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Reporter Vicki Larson of the Marin Independent Journal makes the case for noise regulations because, sadly, we cannot depend on the kindness and courtesy of neighbors.
The real reason we need noise control laws
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Photo: Xing Mobility Xing Mobility, an electric vehicle technology provider based in Taipei, Taiwan, has launched its advanced electric battery and powertrain products in the U.S. lawn care and,Power EquipmentDr Mathias Basner, Associate Professor at University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine,discusses noise and the price it exacts on our health.
The price of noise | Penn Today
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Silence is a rare commodity these days, because society has only gotten louder. “And we're all paying a price for it in terms of our health,” says Mathias Basner, an associate professor of sleep and chronobiology in psychiatry at Penn.