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====Noise pollution====

{{see also|noise pollution}}

Passage of the [[Noise Control Act]] in 1972 established mechanisms of setting emission standards for virtually every source of noise including motor vehicles, aircraft, certain types of [[HVAC]] equipment and major appliances. It also put local government on notice as to their responsibilities in land use planning to address noise mitigation. This [[noise regulation]] framework comprised a broad database detailing the extent of [[noise health effects]]. Congress ended the funding of the federal noise control program in 1981, which curtailed the development of further national regulations.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.epa.gov/clean-air-act-overview/clean-air-act-title-iv-noise-pollution |title=Clean Air Act Title IV - Noise Pollution |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2025-02-13 |website=Clean Air Act Overview |publisher=EPA}}</ref>

==== Light pollution ====