Photo credit: Gustavo Fring by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies In 1989, Carmine Santa Maria and I published a paper in the John Jay College newspaper titled: “Noise...
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Insight into penguins’ sensitivity to noise
Photo credit: en:User:Cburnett, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition "Listen up: new insights into little penguins’ sensitivity to noise." That’s the title of a report on the Science Daily website, but I think the title is...
Voluntary ship slowdown protects killer whales
Photo credit: Red Brick by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies Underwater noise makes it difficult for killer whales to hunt and communicate, which endangers their lives. In...
Teaching drivers (and cars) to honk judiciously
Photo credit: S. von Hoerst by Jeanine Botta, MPH, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition In late July, residents of two San Francisco apartments began losing sleep as the sounds of horn honking from a fleet of autonomous vehicles filled the parking lot their buildings face....
Forest Hills concerts ongoing, despite lawsuit
Forest Hills, New York. Photo credit: Complicated from ATHENS, GEORGIA, USA, licensed under CC BY 2.0 by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies Concertgoers are eagerly awaiting...
Car enthusiast sues over noise ticket
Photo credit: Helena Lopes by Jeanine Botta, MPH, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition Yet another driver is disputing a ticket generated by a noise camera in New York City. As with the ticketing of a Porsche 911 with a stock engine, the car enthusiast is arguing that his...
Coloradans file noise complaints over music venue
Photo credit: George Webster by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies The new outdoor Ford Amphitheater in Colorado Springs has not been welcomed by nearby residents, according...
Upcoming UECNA webinar on noise
Photo credit: fauxels by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Our friends at the European Union Against Aircraft Nuisances, or UECNA, announced a webinar about the effects of ultrafine particles and low frequency noise on humans. The speaker will be Dr. Ourania...
Why NASCAR drivers put earplugs in their mouths
Photo credit: Alfred GF by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition To rephrase the headline of a recent article on the SportsRush website: Why do NASCAR drivers put their earplugs in their mouths before their ears? The answer is simple. It's to lubricate the...