Hi everyone! My name is Lisa Zaretskaya. I would like to draw your attention to my 12^th report related to Noise pollution in Taipei (Taiwan).

 In the 21st century, noise pollution has become very frequent and relevant, especially in large cities. Obviously, noise affects people's lives, so many people suffer from migraines, depression and stress. The last meeting of our ecological club was devoted to noise pollution in Taiwan. The student Sergey Huang made a report on this problem. He told us that over the past ten years, noise has been ranked as the number one environmental complaint, reaching record numbers each year.

The fact that noise is both a material object that has the capacity to cause emotional and bodily harm, as well as a discursive object that mediates social relations between subjects and the state. Still, the difficulty of noise to become an agreed-upon environmental issue is perhaps what makes it a classic sociopolitical problem. Even without strong public support, noise in Taiwan remains an ongoing issue, energizing citizens in a continuous, decades-long negotiation with government officials over environmental rights, public health, and government accountability.

     Thank you for your attention. Our marathon will be continued??