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– Quiet Coalition Founder and Chair Dr. Daniel Fink
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Noisy nuisance
Photo credit: Nik from Pexels by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition A letter to the editor in a recent edition of the Vineyard Gazette on Martha’s Vineyard includes a compelling description of the annoyance caused by noisy gas-powered leaf blowers and the...
Pop! Pop! Pop!
Photo credit: John Beagle, licensed under CC BY 2.0 by Kathleen Romito, MD, member, Quiet Communities Scientific Advisory Council If you live near a pickleball court, you’ll know exactly what that sound described in the title of this post is, and you’re probably tired...
Why are we expected to be quiet in an art gallery?
Photo credit: Riccardo by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The Guardian has a feature in which a question is posed and the public replies. The paper describes it as, “The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ question on subjects...
Offshore wind farm construction makes lobsters’ hearts skip a beat
Photo credit: Pixabay by Halimat Olunlade, Social Media Manager, Quiet Communities News outlet Vermont Public published an article last fall that sheds light on another sonic issue impacting marine wildlife: pile driving. Pile driving involves driving long steel posts...
New York townships sue FAA over airport noise
Photo credit: Asad Photo Maldives by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition and Abigail Harrison, Editor, Quiet Communities Two townships in New York State have filed a joint lawsuit against the Federal Aviation Administration alleging that over a million...
Loud restaurants may endanger hearing
Photo credit: Kyle Lui by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition CNET reports that loud restaurants may endanger the hearing of patrons and workers alike. This is not new information. Restaurant noise has been an issue for years. Research presented at the...
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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