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“A quieter world will be a better and healthier world for all.”
– Quiet Coalition Founder and Chair Dr. Daniel Fink
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House passes historic FAA legislation
Photo credit: Marina Hinic by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies When the U.S. Senate passed the Federal Aviation Authority Reauthorization Bill last week, we learned that...
New York City noise cameras are catching, and fining, loud drivers
Photo credit: Helena Lopes by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition This report on the Road & Track website, published earlier this month, discusses the effectiveness of New York City’s pilot noise camera program in catching cars with loud exhausts. The...
Cicada noise prompts a call to the police
Photo credit: Egor Kamelev by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies The headline of this article in Deseret News is: “Concerned citizens call South Carolina police over noisy…”...
What is the safe noise exposure level to prevent hearing loss?
Photo credit: Mark Dalton by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition What is the safe noise exposure level to prevent noise-induced hearing loss? That’s the title of my latest article, published on April 18. I argue that this safe noise exposure level may be as...
Quiet Communities wins community innovator grant
Photo credit: Luis Quintero by Quiet Communities staff Quiet Communities is one of 12 winners of the Phase 1 Environmental Justice Community Innovator Challenge award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. QC will receive $25,000 to design and plan a...
“Noise tax” proposed for NYC helicopter flights
Photo credit: Fernando Gonzalez by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies While New York City Council considers a bill to restrict non-essential flights in the city, state bills...
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“I am seeing a lot more interest and growing awareness about the adverse impacts of noise on health and I hope this will lead to policies that will be focused on noise abatement… Organizations such as Quiet Communities have made an impact on educating people to the dangers of noise and suggesting ways that we can reduce noise pollution.”
– Arline Bronzaft, PhD