Medill News Service: Tougher noise-reduction rules for passenger planes might not be worth cost, study shows

Passenger airplanes are already required to keep noise at levels similar to a subway train and tougher rules to make them even quieter might not justify the cost, a federal study has concluded.

Passenger airplanes are already required to keep noise at levels similar to a subway train and tougher rules to make them even quieter might not justify the cost, a federal study has concluded.