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Dutch government scraps plans to reduce flights from Schiphol Airport
Photo credit: Daniele Napolitano, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies In an earlier post, I informed readers that Schiphol Airport in...
The real costs of road traffic
Photo credit: Alex Pham by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition In an article on The Atlantic’s "Work in Progress" series, writer Annie Lowery advises readers, "don't to drive into Manhattan." In her discussion of coming congestion pricing for motorists wanting...
Research shows that oceans will be five times louder in 2100
Photo credit: Jeremy Bishop by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies Here is another study that not only highlights how noisy the oceans are now but also predicts that they...
Hearing aids may cut the risk of falls
Photo credit: KAYYY B by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition According to a recent report on NPR, wearing hearing aids may cut the risk of falls. It has been known for some time that falls are associated with hearing loss for older adults. The explanations for...
I’m not screaming into the void anymore
Photo credit: Ron Lach by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The headline of a November 18 opinion piece in The New York Times was "I’m a Climate Scientist. I’m Not Screaming Into the Void Anymore." Climate scientist Kate Marvel, at the environmental...
A decibel detox would benefit everyone
Photo credit: Wavy_ revolution by Jeanine Botta, MPH, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition In an Autoevolution article, author Florin Amariel describes the evolution of the car horn, combining a comical recounting of early efforts with a strong warning of the health...
Not only is it official, it’s constitutional
by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition I had written before about the International Commission on Biological Effects of Noise adopting the new definition of noise for its use, but now it’s constitutional. What do I mean? Not the U.S. Constitution, but I was...
Urban noise burden worse in lower-income neighborhoods
Photo credit: Max Bender by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies Chrissy Sexton, Earth.com, calls our attention to a comprehensive study that links urban noise pollution to...
Amazon drone delivery begins
Photo credit: Daniel Reche by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition In an article titled "Look, Up In the Sky. It’s a Can of Soup," The New York Times reports on what it calls Amazon’s "much-hyped" drone delivery project. As the subhead states, Amazon is now...
Have a peaceful Thanksgiving
Photo credit: Magda Ehlers Have a quiet and restful holiday. We will be back on Monday, November 27.
Theme announced for World Hearing Day 2024
Photo credit: Belle Co by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The World Health Organization announced its theme for World Hearing Day 2024: Changing mindsets: Let’s make ear and hearing care a reality for all. The agency states that the annual event will:...
Electric planes take to the skies
Photo credit: Benjamin Suter by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies, and Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The lead story in the business section of The New York...