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A Maryland community is speaking out against a plan to have several dozen diesel generators for data centers in their ...

If you have a portable or standby generator, it can be stored outdoors year-round—but it must be protected from direct weather exposure. "Long-term exposure to rain, snow, UV, and seasonal temperature ...

CFD helps pinpoint the optimal configuration of passive noise mitigation methods. Industrial fans are widely utilized across ...

One of the many benefits of electric vehicles is that they are much quieter than traditional gasoline-powered vehicles. In ...

Our editor-tested and researched portable and whole-home options keep appliances and other essentials running during an ...

Loudoun County leaders are moving forward with two of three community recommendations to reduce noise issues for people who live near Virginia’s Dulles International Airport. After about a three-year ...

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This project made me feel a kind of kinship with Diogenes, although I was searching for the item described in the title rather than for an honest man. Figure 1 “Diogenes Looking for an Honest Man,” a ...

Look around your room right now. How many labels do you see? Maybe your makeup collection is splashed with brand names, your perfumes are decorated with designer logos, or your hair products are ...

Margaret Giles: Hi, I’m Margaret Giles from Morningstar. Many baby boomers will be coming into retirement with most of their assets in tax-deferred accounts, which require withdrawals called required ...