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This 3 page paper analyzes an article on noise, noise pollution, and efforts to curb it. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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authors main points and whether or not he discusses noise pollution and what he thinks about it. Discussion The article is entitled "Come on feel the noise: the problem with
municipal noise regulation"; its by Aaron C. Dunlap and it appeared in the Business Law Review of the University of Miami Law School in 2006. Dunlap begins by observing that
"noise is a common part of life," whether the setting is urban, suburban or rural (Dunlap, 2006). However, complaints about noise have been increasing to the point where the U.S.
Supreme Court has recognized that the government has an interest in protecting U.S. citizens from noise (Dunlap, 2006). Communities everywhere have made attempts to regulate noise; some use zoning ordinances
to cut down on noise while others "continue with the time-honored tradition of policing noise through common law nuisance actions" (Dunlap, 2006). Other organizations try to regulate noise on a
limited basis by issuing "product-specific bans" (Dunlap, 2006). However, no matter what has been tried, Dunlap believes that "problems abound with the variety of measures taken to control this seemingly
necessary evil of a developed society" (Dunlap, 2006). This seems to be the main thrust of the article: the problems that have developed in attempting to regulate noise. Dunlap writes:
"This Article will show the various sources, complications, and problems with noise regulation in the United States" but only at the municipal and local level, because there are certain noise
polluters (like aircraft) that are regulated at the federal level (Dunlap, 2006). He wants to compare the effectiveness of the zoning approach to noise regulation with that of the traditional
"nuisance actions" (Dunlap, 2006). He also considers the "numerous problems associated with noise"; the regulations that have been implemented to try and control noise is specific instances; and finally,
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