Aviation Noise and Emissions Mitigation Act

This bill would set up an EPA pilot program to measure airplane and airport noise and air pollution in neighborhoods near airports and flight paths. It uses modern tools to trace where noise and emissions come from, and it produces data down to the neighborhood and ZIP Code level. Grantees must work with local groups, share results regularly, and help design plans to reduce harm. Eligible grantees include universities, research nonprofits, health institutions, or local governments with experience. The EPA could fund up to six awards, each $2.5–$5 million, for three years, with annual public reports on findings .

Using those findings, the EPA would start a second pilot program to actually reduce noise and pollution and support residents. It would prioritize communities most impacted, especially disadvantaged neighborhoods and places with higher rates of illness linked to environmental exposure. Local community nonprofits, public health departments, and local or Tribal governments could apply, and plans must show strong community input and use a federal screening tool (like the Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool) to target help. Funds could pay for home and school upgrades that cut noise and improve health, public health programs, and health care services for children and other vulnerable people. These grants would run 3–5 years, and the EPA would report on who is served, what works, and lessons learned for the future .

Key points

• Who is affected: People living near airports and flight paths, especially disadvantaged neighborhoods, children, and other vulnerable groups .
• What changes: New EPA grants to measure noise/pollution and then fund fixes like weatherization, retrofits, energy efficiency upgrades, public health programs, and health care services .
• When: Monitoring program starts within 180 days of enactment and runs 3 years; within 6 months after the final report, the mitigation program begins; mitigation grants last 3–5 years .