More than 97 percent of the U.S. population has the potential to be exposed to noise from aviation and Interstate highways at levels below 50 decibels (roughly comparable to the noise level of a ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation has released its first map of all the noise made by cars and airplanes across the United States. Though airports, ambulances, garbage pickup, and the neighbor’s ...

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An F-35 Lightning II at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr. [T]he first noise map for the Burlington International Airport that includes the F-35s coming this fall is ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS ) released its first National Transportation Noise Map last week. Data represents weighted 24-hour equivalent sound ...

Using sound mapping software rather than measurements means you can predict future noise levels and take pre-emptive steps to control the noise. While financial reward is the primary reason for going ...

A pointillist portrait of the United States in noise. Bureau of Transportation There’s no denying it: Los Angeles isn’t exactly gentle on the ears. That’s one lesson, at least, from a comprehensive ...

A new noise exposure map adjusted for the coming arrival of F-35s at Burlington International Airport is not expected to trigger any home demolitions. “I don’t anticipate homes being removed,” airport ...

Michael d’Estries is a co-founder of the green celebrity blog Ecorazzi. He has been writing about culture, science, and sustainability since 2005. His work has appeared on Business Insider, and CNN.

Of the many legitimate gripes about urban American life---so many people, so little fresh air---one of the most legit is the noise. There’s the ruckus your neighbor makes through paper-thin apartment ...

Every five years the Burlington International Airport is required to update its Noise Exposure Map, which depicts projected noise levels near the airport in Vermont. Officials released the updated ...