BOARDMAN — A sound wall along Interstate 680 will reduce freeway noise for many residents, but not all. Those left out are not pleased and say it would not take much to fix the problem.

At a city park in Antwerp, the sound of traffic is constant. The park sits next to a major highway. But the city is now redesigning the space to make it more peaceful—including adding noise-canceling ...

For people who live in the downtown Los Angeles neighborhood near the juncture of the 110 and 10 freeways, traffic congestion is a way of life with plenty of noise pollution. A neighbor who only ...

Chronic exposure to unwanted aircraft, traffic and construction noise may harm psychological and cardiovascular health. (Getty Images) If you live in a city, near a highway or within several miles of ...

The right temperatures and wind conditions can bend highway noise like a prism bends light, thwarting roadside sound barriers and plopping sounds as loud as a vacuum cleaner into the yards of ...