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“A quieter world will be a better and healthier world for all.”
– Quiet Coalition Founder and Chair Dr. Daniel Fink
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Summer Break
Photo credit: We are taking a summer break this week. We hope you have a quiet and peaceful July 4th holiday.
Belltown hellcat finally brought to justice
Photo credit: Pixabay by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition We have previously written about the Belltown Hellcat, a car noisily raced through Seattle’s streets. Now, it’s in the news again. Television station KIRO 7 and other media outlets report that the...
Providence attempts to crack down on noise
Photo credit: Aashish Rai by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Brett Smiley, the Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, wants to crack down on noise. His efforts have drawn media attention in The New York Times and the local paper, the Providence Journal. Noise...
Automakers contribute to conflicts over loud exhausts
Photo credit: Torsten Dettlaff by Jeanine Botta, MPH, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition In recent weeks, a New York Times feature and ongoing coverage in Seattle’s KOMO News told the story of a Seattle resident who drives a Dodge Charger Hellcat through the city’s...
Making every hair appointment a sound experience
Photo credit: Dmitry Zvolskiy by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition At the May 2024 meeting of the Acoustical Society of America in Ottawa, Canada, held in conjunction with the Canadian Acoustical Association, a paper was presented about reducing noise levels...
BIRDHUGGER PODCAST INTERVIEWS QUIET COMMUNITIES’ ARLINE BRONZAFT
Photo credit: Pixabay by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Former Boston Herald Sunday Magazine gardening columnist Catherine Greenleaf moved to Vermont some years ago, became interested in birds and now records the Birdhugger podcast twice a month. She...
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“I am seeing a lot more interest and growing awareness about the adverse impacts of noise on health and I hope this will lead to policies that will be focused on noise abatement… Organizations such as Quiet Communities have made an impact on educating people to the dangers of noise and suggesting ways that we can reduce noise pollution.”
– Arline Bronzaft, PhD