Noise Pollution

Europe has apparently taken action to decrease the noise in their environment. Anywhere from the way they construct roads, the tires they use to reimbursing residents who live near airports and want to make their home sound proof. Why you ask? Because loud noises raise blood pressure and can do damage to your health, this in turn causing shorter life spans. Although Europe finds this risk to be important enough to take action on, the U.S. on the other hand gave up trying a long time ago. According to this article Ronald Reagan closed what was called the Office of Noise Abatement and Control in 1982 due to budget concerns. So what do you think? Is regulating noise for health purposes an overreaction, or should the U.S. take it a little more seriously?

Written by: Jen Ebenrick