Photo credit: Javier Gonzalez by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies Taking a stroll through the city center of Leipzig, David Zipper tells us in this Bloomberg article how...
Article Category:
Topic
Article Categories
Dementia isn’t inevitable. Neither is hearing loss
Photo credit: Min An by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition A recent report on the Medscape website is headlined: "Almost 50% of Global Dementia Cases May Be Preventable." Reporter Megan Brooks ably summarizes the latest report from the U.K.’s Lancet...
Researchers uncover brain’s role in hearing and learning
Photo credit: Lukas by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The Hearing Review recently reported on research done at the University of Maryland showing that a region of the brain called the orbitofrontal cortex plays an important role in hearing and learning....
Colorado city sues FAA over airport
Photo credit: Deactived Account by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies Environmental issues and the desire to build affordable housing on airport land resulted in Boulder,...
Low emissions zone reduces London air pollution
Photo credit: Dominika Gregušová by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The Guardian and other media outlets recently reported that London’s efforts to reduce air pollution by establishing an Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) were successful. Here is the Greater...
German government eyes expanded roadway
Photo credit: Ingo Joseph by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies While the German government is committed to making the country climate-neutral by 2045, we learn in this...
Study documents warehouse pollution
Photo credit: Pixabay by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Science Daily recently reported on research done at George Washington University’s Milken School of Public Health. Using data from the European Space Agency, the researchers found that the road...
Dutch court blocks flight cuts at Schiphol
Photo credit: Daniel Kist by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies I have previously informed our readers that Amsterdam’s government was planning to reduce flights at Schiphol...
Noise newsletter covers wind farms, road soundproofing
Photo credit: Tom Swinnen by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies The Bottom Rung Summer 2024 Newsletter is now online. This newsletter is published four times a year and is...