While many might consider a walk in the woods to be a quiet, peaceful escape from their noisy urban life, we often don't consider just how incredibly noisy some natural environments can be. Although ...

Dear Action Line: Why do people talk so loud on the phone when they are by themselves walking on the Animas River Trail? Why do two people talk so loud walking right next to each other? And why do ...

My wife and I live at the mouth of St. Inigoes Creek on the north bank where the creek becomes part of the St. Mary’s River. We are situated 1,800 feet across the creek from the Webster Field Annex of ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- There's a new proposal to ban loud music in one of Chicago's most popular gathering spots for boaters. Alderman Brendan Reilly introduced the noise ordinance aimed at the no-wake slip ...

Residents living along part of the Homosassa River say they are tired of the loud noise coming from boaters. Frank Kapocsi has lived on the Homosassa River for almost 10 years. Take one look at the ...

During the council's meeting, Town Manager Daniel Cobb presented a revised ordinance based on feedback council members gave during their March 11 meeting. The ordinance council decided to move forward ...

The thunder of a mountain river or the crash of pounding surf have likely been changing how animals communicate and where they live for eons. A new experimental study finds that birds and bats often ...