Purdue researchers tackle the truck noise problem on campus
A Purdue University team led by Malcolm Crocker explores reducing highway truck noise, identifying exhaust, cooling fans, engine, and tires as major sources. Tests with an IH Transtar truck in a Star Wars like chamber aim to cut noise toward automotive levels, with NSF support.
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Miners Return to Work as WV Strike Ends
Thousands of coal miners resume shifts after a two month unauthorized walkout over medical benefits. In West Virginia about half of the 65,000 miners returned to the midnight and 8 a.m. shifts, while eastern Kentucky pickets kept some mines closed in Kanawha Logan and Boone counties. Local leaders vow to seek resolution of grievances amid lingering tensions.
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EPA proposes quieter trash trucks to cut neighborhood noise
The EPA unveiled rules targeting the noisy large compactors on garbage trucks after two years of testing. A noise limit of 18 decibels at 23 feet takes effect January 1, 1979, with a further cut to 15 decibels by January 1, 1982, aiming for nearly 50 percent overall reductions while allowing occasional small excesses.
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