Photo credit: cottonbro studio by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies Many people consider Sunday a quiet day, but there are generally no laws to support this ... until now!...
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Baby red panda dies of noise stress
Photo credit: Ivan Cujic by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies In New York City, around the Fourth of July, many residents complain about illegal fireworks in their...
A ‘silent revolution’ coming to California ports
Photo credit: Klaus by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Earlier this year, I wrote about the electrification of construction vehicles, ferries and tarmac vehicles in Norway. I didn’t think similar environmental progress would be made in the United States...
Singer Vanessa Carlton files noise-related lawsuit
Photo credit: Life Of Pix by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies Like so any residents in the United States who have purchased homes in areas that they believed would be...
Resident forced from home by loud music venue
Photo credit: Onur Satıcı by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies Our readers know that this blog covers the impact of loud music venues on nearby communities, including in...
Enforcement can reduce loud noise
Photo credit: Josh Sorenson by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The Jersey Journal reports that enforcement efforts can reduce loud noise. The title of reporter David Menzie’s article is, "Enforcement Efforts Can Reduce Loud Noise, Psychologist Says." And...
Tech company introducing electric helicopter
Photo credit: Karl Solano by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies Nearly a year ago, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that Manhattan’s Downtown Heliport will soon...
Noise pollution in Washington D.C.
Photo credit: Eduardo Romero by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Greater Greater Washington published a blog post by Pete Rodrigue last month about noise pollution. According to the website, Greater's mission is “to inform, engage, and influence the public...
PA lawmaker goes after noisy mufflers
Photo credit: jae p by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies Pennsylvania residents should be pleased that a Philadelphia state legislator introduced a bill that will penalize...