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Meng Introduces Legislation Requiring EPA to Take Over Efforts to Combat Airplane Noise Over Queens

Statement

Date: Oct. 2, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Transportation Federal, State and Local Relations

With the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) doing virtually nothing to mitigate the barrage of increased airplane noise over Queens, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) introduced legislation that would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take the lead in combatting aircraft noise over the borough, as well as in affected communities across the country.

"The FAA has failed the residents of Queens," said Meng. "It continues to ignore the borough by making no real attempt to decrease the excessive aircraft noise over the area. I believe that the Environmental Protection Agency is better suited to handle the problem, and this bill is the best way for the agency to take control of it. Noise is an environmental issue and the EPA has handled mitigation efforts in the past. It's time to take noise control away from the FAA, and give the EPA a try."


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