Photo credit: Rathaphon Nanthapreecha by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Electric vehicle sales are increasing in the United States. In 2023, 1.2 million EVs sold in the U.S. Amazingly, in California, EVs accounted for 25% of all new vehicle sales last...
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UK noise association issues noise manifesto
Photo credit: Dominika Gregušová by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The UK Noise Association, whose slogan is: “Campaigning for action against noise,” has published a lengthy manifesto about noise. “In a series of short papers we lay out what can be done...
Can we protect kids using headphones?
Photo credit: Pixabay by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition "How best to protect kids wearing headphones from noise-induced hearing loss." That’s the title of this report from ABC News* in Australia. The story discusses ways to minimize the risk of auditory...
Testify to ban nonessential helicopter flights in NY/NJ
Photo credit: Valery Anatolievich by Abby Harrison, Editor, Quiet Communities New York City Council will hold a public hearing at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 16 on bills to ban nonessential helicopter traffic at NYC-run heliports, as well as other helicopter-issue bills...
NASA wants to know if air taxis will annoy you
A Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft over Japan. Photo credit: Marine Corps Cpl. Kyle Chan, U.S. Department of Defense. by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition "NASA Wants to Know if Air Taxis Will Annoy You," is the title of this article in FLYING...
Dutch court rules that airport must reduce noise pollution
Photo credit: Amin, 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 It's no surprise to read in the first paragraph of this AP article that the Dutch...
Highlights from the 2024 aviation symposium
Photo credit: Guryan by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Last month, I spoke about aviation noise at the University of California, Davis Aviation Noise & Emissions symposium in Palm Springs, California. I was only able to attend one day of the...
Noise reduction is a key to wellness
Photo credit: Pixabay by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Noise reduction is a key to wellness. That is not only true, it’s also the title of an article in the magazine Kitchen & Bath Design News. Writer Jamie Gold discusses the importance of sound, or...
Japanese taxpayers foot American military’s noise bill
Photo credit: Somchai Kongkamsri by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies How much has it cost the Japanese government to host American troops at five United States military...