Quiet Coalition Articles
Article Categories
Search Articles
Recent Articles
Japanese cities fight noise from U.S. military jets
Photo credit: Pixabay by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies The U.S. Military does not just impose noise from its military jets on American towns, as many of our blog posts...
March 3 is World Hearing Day
Photo credit: Francesco Ungaro by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The World Health Organization celebrates World Hearing Day on March 3. The numeral "3" sort of looks like an ear, which is why this day was selected. This year’s World Hearing Day theme is:...
Metro North’s Quiet Car is no more
Photo credit: Andre Moura by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies I have been writing on the impacts of transit noise on passengers and nearby residents for many years. I also...
Does pickleball noise constitute an ‘auditory assault’?
Photo credit: TheVillagesFL licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition “Does pickleball noise constitute an ‘auditory assault’? These Boise homeowners say yes.” That’s the headline of an article in the Idaho Statesman that covers a tort...
Will NYC see congestion pricing?
Photo credit: jimmy teoh by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies This week, the Columbia Climate School published an article titled: “How Congestion Pricing Will Benefit New...
Are bone conduction headphones safer for your ears?
Photo credit: Christina Morillo by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Are bone conduction headphones safer for your ears? That’s a question that a reader named Bill asked The Naked Scientists website. The answer is simple: “No.” Bone conduction headphones...
What are the best earplugs?
Photo credit: RDNE Stock project by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition I often write: “If it sounds loud, it’s too loud and your auditory health* is at risk. Turn down the volume, leave the noisy environment or use hearing protection.” Hearing protection...
Researchers aim to reduce noise pollution
Photo credit: Dương Nhân by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies When you read an article that states that an interdisciplinary group of researchers have received a sizable...
A call for noise enforcement in Malta
Photo credit: Kristina Paukshtite by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The European Parliament Petition Group in the European Parliament reports that member Peter Agius is petitioning for enforcement of European Union noise requirements on the island of...
Do we actually hear silence?
Photo credit: Matthias Zomer by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Do we actually hear silence? That’s the title of a Scientific American article by Shayla Love. Love reports that researchers at Johns Hopkins University did an experiment to study if this is...
Have we reached the tipping point for pickleball noise?
Photo credit: Mason Tuttle by Kathleen Romito, MD, member, Quiet Communities Scientific Advisory Council CBS comedy "The Neighborhood" got some laughs by highlighting pickleball noise during a recent episode. The storyline features neighbors sharing their dismay about...
450 million Europeans at risk from noise and air pollution
Photo credit: Zezen Zaenal Mutaqin by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The European Vox news site reports that according to the European Court of Auditors, 450 million people are at risk from noise and air pollution in European cities. European Union...