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...
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Reducing the ‘roar’ of aviation noise: better, but not enough
Photo credit: Oleksandr P by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies In this Airways Magazine article, author Fabrizio Spicuglia informs us that aircraft noise has been reduced...
Flights contribute to noisiest cities in America rankings
Photo credit: Chait Goli by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies Ranking first on any list usually leads to boasting. Even making the "top ten" in a list brings joy, but I...
Colorado bill seeks to reduce impacts from aviation
Photo credit: Stas Knop by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies To the many groups across the country combating the impacts of aircraft noise and pollution, the title...
Aircraft noise disturbs Arizona residents
Photo credit: Pixabay by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies We have directed our readers to a large number of studies that link aircraft noise to adverse health impacts....
Aviation industry opposes FAA noise rule
Photo credit: Lennard Schubert by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies Quiet Coalition blog readers, and those who are members of anti-aircraft noise groups will likely be...
Fatigue, Aggravation and Anger: the state of aircraft noise
Photo credit: Pixabay by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies When I wrote the article “Aircraft Noise: The Ailment and the Treatment” in 2001, I suggested that residents who...
Flying airplanes lower may help climate change
Photo credit: Ömer Aydın by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition A recent report from CBS News discusses research showing that airplanes can reduce contrails* by flying lower. Some research indicates that contrails, the white plumes following high-flying jets,...
Conservation groups sue Air Force to protect wilderness
Photo credit: NASA/NASA Image and Video Library by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Military.com reports that conservation groups in Oregon, Nevada and Idaho are suing the U.S. Air Force to ban low-altitude F-15 flights over the Owyhee Wilderness Area. The...