Photo credit: AvgeekJoe licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies In 2019 the U.S. Navy was sued by the Washington State attorney general and a...
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A quiet power tool?
Photo credit: Dr. Daniel Fink by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition I am an inveterate DIYer, maintaining two houses and assisting in keeping two others in good repair, so I have a lot of tools and am always looking for better ones. My father taught me that...
When the lake growls on a winter’s night
Photo credit: riciardus from Pexels by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition This wonderful essay from John Myers in the Duluth Tribune discusses the many sounds ice makes on lakes in the far north in the winter. Growls, pops, snaps, and many other sounds. Myers...
The Quiet Transition: Leading by example in clean, quiet land care
Photo credit: Ali Eminov licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0 by Jamie L. Banks, PhD, MS, Executive Director, Quiet Communities, Inc., Co-Founder, The Quiet Coalition On Thursday, December 16, an audience of nearly 200 was inspired by municipal and government leaders who are...
Noise bothers narwhals in the Arctic
This image is in the public domain by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition This report on EuroNews Green discusses research on narwhals done by scientists at the University of Copenhagen and the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources. The scientists studied...
All fireworks should be low or no noise
Photo credit: Ali Müftüoğulları from Pexels by Jan L. Mayes, MSc, Audiologist, Member, The Quiet Coalition If only all fireworks were low noise or quiet. It’s that time of year when noisy fireworks are set off in my residential neighborhood. I’ve been left with ear...
A little light for the darkest day of the year
Photo credit: John Nail from Pexels by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition I have never been to Stonehenge on my several visits to the UK, but hope to get there someday. On the winter solstice, crowds usually gather there to watch the sun set between the...
City living impacts mental health
Photo credit: Ryan Millier from Pexels by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies As an environmental psychologist for many years, I was not surprised to read a recent article in...
Hearing loss-friendly party tips
Photo credit: Nicole Michalou from Pexels by Jan L. Mayes, MSc, Audiologist, Member, The Quiet Coalition A recent article in healthyhearing.com gives fantastic tips on how to make holiday get-togethers, like parties or family dinners, easier for people with hearing...