NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Sitting in traffic can get your blood boiling temporarily but living near it might raise your risk of high blood pressure long-term, according to a Swedish study.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Residents are all too familiar with loud cars and traffic noise in Albuquerque. But that noise sparked an idea for University of New Mexico (UNM) Assistant Professor Nick ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Neighbors near the northwest side of I-270 are outraged after hearing the loud traffic noise of speeding vehicles emanating from the highway. Community members took to social ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Last year, city council passed a resolution to crack down on loud vehicles by installing noise cameras throughout Albuquerque. Now, the program is on pause. A rep with the ...

Ten years ago Jamie Banks started working from her home in the town of ­Lincoln, Mass. After a couple of months, the continuing racket from landscaping machines began to feel unendurable, even when ...

Singapore, too, has determined safe levels of noise. The National Environment Agency (NEA) suggests average indoor noise levels should be below 57dB. “These benchmarks were established by referencing ...

Bothered by a barking dog, or woken up by a loud leaf blower? In West Sacramento, it's the wild west when it comes to noise. The city was founded 38 years ago but has never had a dedicated noise ...