Photo credit: Ivan Babydov by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies This New York Times article on the noise emitted by computers mining Bitcoin opens with a security guard...
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How can we deal with city sounds?
Photo credit: Deane Bayas by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies This article posted by nonprofit Strong Towns begins by stating that one's view on urban sounds — positive or...
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...
Op-ed spurs noise pollution debate
Photo credit: Daniel Frank by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies Our blog readers might not be surprised by this Jersey City Times op-ed that speaks to the lack of...
Snoring loudly can be life-threatening
Photo credit: Ketut Subiyanto by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Snoring can be a sign of obstructive sleep apnea, a condition often associated with obesity. Sleep apnea comes with life-threatening cardiac and respiratory health effects, including...
Arline Bronzaft’s vision for a sociable city
Photo credit: Pixabay by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition I just listened to a wonderful Sociable City interview on urban noise with my colleague and friend Arline Bronzaft. Arline's interview is titled: "Bringing Logical Solutions to Sound Conflicts in...
Short-term renters in Los Angeles disturb locals
Photo credit: RDNE Stock project by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies As the number short-term rentals has increased in Los Angeles County, residents in a number of...
If you’re bothered by pickleball noise…
Photo credit: Lindsey Flynn by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition There are a lot of noise problems in the world, like noise at sports events and rock concerts, transportation noise from vehicles, trains and aircraft, occupational noise exposure and now,...
New York City approves bills meant to decrease noise pollution
Photo credit: Alex Azabache by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies The New York City Council has introduced four new policies, under the Stop the Noise Act, to address the...