Noise Pollution Clearinghouse
Noise Off This group actually has some sample legal documents but for Florida. But they are not addressing aircraft noise primarily.
various research resources
Good article on "nuisance" relating to agricultural issues. Indicates that there is a "three year window"
in California to bring a nuisance lawsuit. This webpage is not
providing advice on the statute of limitations for nuisance, inverse
condemnation, etc. If you think you need to sue, take immediate
action and learn your potential remedies and timelines. Some of
the articles here may help you find some answers.
Discussion of avigation easements
by attorney Ronald D. Steinbach (has email link for Mr. Steinbach.
Anyone want to contact him and find out if he knows of attorneys
willing to bring aviation noise cases? If you do this, let us
know!)
Airport Noise Pollution
Michael Wright's Noise Pollution Site focused on "Boom Cars"
Liability for Aircraft Noise Damages By attorney Howard Beckman, San Lorenzo, California
Aviation Conspiracy Newsletter article criticizing FAA "integrated noise model" and
index page
Book -- Take Back the Sky, by Dr. Rae Andre
Aviation-Noise.org
Interesting letter, Monterey,
talking about CNEL and SENEL & hearing noise damage, also offers a
noise expert, Dr. Herman Medwin. Letter quotes important case:
In Berkeley Keep Jets Over the Bay Committee v. Board of Port
Commissioners of the City of Oakland, 91 Cal.App.4th 1344 (2001), the
First District Court of Appeal invalidated the Port of Oakland's
certification of an EIR for the Airport Development Plan.
"The court found that the EIR had failed to adequately address the
noise impacts from nighttime air cargo operations. Specifically, the
court made clear that the EIR's reliance on the CNEL metric
as the sole criterion to evaluate the significance of the project's
noise impacts inappropriately excluded consideration of the potential
sleep disturbance impacts on area residents resulting from nighttime
flights. In reaching this conclusion, the court
acknowledged the expert opinion that supported the need for this noise
analysis, public concern about nighttime noise impacts, and the CEQA
standards of significance, which recognize a site-sensitive threshold
for evaluating noise impacts."
Also see HOPE's main website
City of Austin PART 150 Study (pdf)
Facts and Figures, CAAN - fighting National Airport, Washington DC
Findlaw Noise Pollution search and limited to Aviation Noise
Airport Neighbors, Milwaukee Wisconsin (Part 150 Noise Compatibility Info) and their noise fact sheet
pdf magazine "New Rules" with an article on sound pollution
NASA Aircraft Noise Fact Sheet
Aviation Watch Yahoo Group (293 members, lots of posts)
Healthy Habitat Yahoo Group (Cambridge Mass.) (4 members, but I found Aviation Watch from this group)
Rachel's Small Claims article
Cause & Effect of Noise Pollution student research article
Airport Noise Complaints on the Rise article by NJ attorney, former NJ Deputy AG
Berkeley Aviation Noise and Air Quality Symposium This is an annual symposium, but I have not tracked down online transcripts.
FAA Aviation Environmental Tool Development Suite
How to Muffle a Plane
FAA determination regarding noise abatement at Naples, Florida airport (pdf)