A couple of months ago, New York’s participation in a sound-sensing-camera program hit the news. The cameras had been put up to measure vehicles exceeding the legal decibel limit in the state, which ...

NEWPORT, R.I.—As the crimson Mustang GT rumbled toward winding Ocean Avenue on the rocky Atlantic coast, a roadside noise camera was listening. The device measured the Ford’s throaty engine and ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Providence will be the second Rhode Island city to test out so-called sound camera technology in an effort to nab noise violators and improve quality of life. Newport began ...

Montgomery County has speed cameras and red-light cameras. Soon, noise-detecting cameras could be joining the traffic enforcement tools used across the Maryland county. Montgomery County Council Vice ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mar. 6—Melissa Filek tried everything to mitigate the loud traffic noises in Waikiki that for two years disrupted her sleep and ...

WASHINGTON — This month, DC Councilmember Brooke Pinto introduced legislation that could bring major changes to the District, quietly. The Vehicular Noise Reduction Act aims to cut down on noisy D.C.

Prolonged exposure to loud noises can have serious health effects. But one researcher is skeptical about surveillance as a solution. Erica Walker is an epidemiologist at Brown University, where she ...