Photo credit: Nick Wehrli from Pexels by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies Kamyar Razavi and Kayla McLean affirmatively state In their Canadian Global News article that...
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Was the pandemic lockdown quiet a wake up call?
Photo credit: Arthur Brognoli from Pexels by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies To live with the rare hearing condition, hyperacusis, a disorder that makes it more difficult...
Transportation noise exposure correlated with heart attacks
by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition In research to be presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 71st Scientific Session, from April 2-4, 2022, researchers from Rutgers University found that transportation noise exposure may account for 5% of heart...
Counter-protesters blast “most hated songs” playlist
Photo credit: Daniel Lobo licensed under CC BY 2.0 by Jan L. Mayes, MSc, Audiologist, Member, The Quiet Coalition Counter-protesters in New Zealand blasted a playlist of “most hated” songs in attempts to disperse anti-government protesters that set up camp outside...
An update on London’s noise camera program
Photo credit: Loco Steve licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies This article by Nicholas Hellen in London Sunday Times is an update on the...
Maryland legislative initiative to include citizen stakeholders in airport governance
Photo credit: Ken Lund licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 by Mary Reese, Annapolis representative to the DC Metroplex BWI Community Roundtable Legislation is being considered by the Maryland General Assembly (MGA) that would create an independent, community-led body with a...
Military jets make too much noise
Photo credit: AvgeekJoe licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Nina Berman is journalism professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism who spent the 2020-2021 academic year as a Knight Science Journalism...
Pandemic brought an onslaught of small planes to rural NY
Photo credit: Scott 97006 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 The pandemic has changed behaviors in several ways. For example, people are now...
Acoustic assault leaves tinnitus
Photo credit: MondoPhoto licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0 by Jan L. Mayes, MSc, Audiologist, Member, The Quiet Coalition The Canadian national media are paying attention to tinnitus reported by some Ottawa residents after being exposed to weeks of noisy truck honking...