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Transportation noise exposure correlated with heart attacks
by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition In research to be presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 71st Scientific Session, from April 2-4, 2022, researchers from Rutgers University found that transportation noise exposure may account for 5% of heart...
Counter-protesters blast “most hated songs” playlist
Photo credit: Daniel Lobo licensed under CC BY 2.0 by Jan L. Mayes, MSc, Audiologist, Member, The Quiet Coalition Counter-protesters in New Zealand blasted a playlist of “most hated” songs in attempts to disperse anti-government protesters that set up camp outside...
Silent owls inspire quiet design
by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies Yes, indeed, humans can learn from other species. Sometimes, we forget this, but Manasee Wagh in her article “Why Owls Are a ‘Spirit...
The Quiet Coalition’s Board Chair excoriates the FAA
Photo credit: Shai Barzilay licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0 by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition My parents raised me to be respectful of authority, but I was also taught that I had a responsibility to speak up when I saw something wrong. When I was asked to...
FAA stuck in an aircraft noise rut
by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies On Thursday, March 17th, the aviation subcommittee of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure held a hearing in which...
Hearing loss associated with less physical activity
Photo credit: Pavel Danilyuk from Pexels by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition A new study based on data collected by the National Health and Nutrition Evaluation Survey found that hearing loss is associated with less physical activity. NHANES is a...
An update on London’s noise camera program
Photo credit: Loco Steve licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies This article by Nicholas Hellen in London Sunday Times is an update on the...
A natural experiment about aircraft noise
by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The Brittanica website defines a natural experiment as an: [O]bservational study in which an event or a situation that allows for the random or seemingly random assignment of study subjects to different groups is...
Maryland legislative initiative to include citizen stakeholders in airport governance
Photo credit: Ken Lund licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 by Mary Reese, Annapolis representative to the DC Metroplex BWI Community Roundtable Legislation is being considered by the Maryland General Assembly (MGA) that would create an independent, community-led body with a...
Drone delivery lands in Los Angeles
Photo credit: HadasBandel licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The Los Angeles Jewish Journal reports that a local restaurant, Lenny’s Casita, has started using drone delivery in conjunction with a startup company, Flyby....
Military jets make too much noise
Photo credit: AvgeekJoe licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Nina Berman is journalism professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism who spent the 2020-2021 academic year as a Knight Science Journalism...
Dispute over noise takes a murderous turn
Photo credit: kat wilcox from Pexels by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies GrowNYC is a city environmental organization, with a Board appointed by the Mayor of New York,...