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Today is Earth Day. A quieter world will be better for us all

Today is Earth Day. A quieter world will be better for us all

by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The first Earth Day took place exactly 52 years ago, April 22, 1970. The environmental movement was still in its infancy, kickstarted by Rachel Carson’s 1962 New Yorker article Silent Spring, which was published as a book later in the year. We learned from Carson that all

Animals thrive in the silence of the pandemic

Animals are thriving in the silence of the pandemic, writes Dr. Arline Bronzaft, who hopes humans will consider the effect of their noise on other species.

Noise pollution impacts many species

Human noise pollution impacts many species, from small insects to giant marine animals. Our noise is ubiquitous and needs to be controlled, as a quieter world is better for all living things.