Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., co-founder of The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair of the Quiet American Skies programhighlights Tory Kinley’s article about car noise pollution regulations in which she acknowledges the hard-working efforts of Mary Tatigan, RN and her Quiet Florida associates who have been “working hard to reduce noise pollution from airplanes and car modifications in Naples.” Read full blog piece here.

In response to increasing noise pollution from illegally modified vehicle exhaust systems, the Collier County Sheriff's office has initiated a crackdown operation, a move aligned with the efforts of the local group Quiet Florida and welcomed by its founder and Quiet Streets Chair Mary Tatigan, highlighting noise as a significant health issue. Read full blog post here.

Collier County is addressing the issue of excessively loud vehicle noise, often from illegally modified mufflers and exhaust systems, through a joint initiative by local authorities and the non-profit Quiet Florida, which includes strict law enforcement measures, significant fines for violations, and a public education campaign to mitigate both noise and air pollution impacts. Read full editorial here.

The Southwest Florida Noise Task Force held a press conference to raise awareness that Florida law is clear: modified mufflers are illegal. Whether you get caught modifying or driving a modified vehicle makes no difference—you'll pay the fine.

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. Read our full blog post by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition.

Read our blog post penned by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies, that discusses a lawsuit threatened by the Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment against four Harley-Davidson dealerships, which the group claims have been selling motorcycles that “don’t meet federal air and noise standards.”

House Rep. Jared Solomon, D-Philadelphia, recently introduced House Bill 2556, which if passed would levy a fine of up to $1,000 and up to 30 days in jail for selling a cut-out, bypass or similar device that increases the noise from a vehicle’s exhaust system. Read the full article in The Observer.