AIRPORT NOISE RISING DESPITE EU ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS, SAYS EUROPEAN COMMISSION
February 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission is to review the European Union's (EU) 2002 directive on airport noise restrictions after concluding that the law had failed to prevent an increase in noise near terminals.
In a new report, the Commission concluded: "The number of people affected by noise, particularly at night, has increased since the directive came into force, due to a general increase in the number of movements. Our prediction is that the number of people affected by noise will continue to grow although the situation may differ between ...
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