Photo credit: Alex Fu by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Caitlin Burchill, writing for NBC CT, reports that the state has ordered Reworld (formerly known as Covanta) to reduce noise levels at its waste recycling facility in Bristol, Connecticut. The...
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Environmental risks escalate cardiovascular disease
Photo credit: Nancy Bourque by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition "Environmental risks escalate cardiovascular disease burden, experts warn." That’s the headline of an article from the American Journal of Managed Care by reporter Maggie Shaw. Shaw reported on...
Urban noise pollution harms our hearts
Photo credit: Kaique Rocha by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The News Medical Life Sciences website reports on two studies presented at the current meeting of the European Society of Cardiology. The studies show that urban noise pollution was associated...
Climate change changes nature’s soundscapes
Photo credit: Min An by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The Guardian (UK) has a sad, poignant article by reporter Phoebe Weston about how climate change is shifting the soundscape of nature. Weston writes about soundscape recordist Bernie Krause, who has...
Loud music can damage your hearing
Photo credit: JÉSHOOTS by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition "Loud music can damage your hearing. Just ask WYSO host Rev Cool." That’s the title of a report from public radio station WYSO in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Reporter Peter Day writes about one of the...
Amazon delivery drones a scourge of Texas town
Photo credit: JESHOOTS.com by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The complete headline of this New York Post article is: "Amazon’s delivery drones become scourge of Texas town: It sounds like a giant hive of bees.” The article reports on Amazon’s use of...
Upcoming UECNA webinar on noise
Photo credit: fauxels by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Our friends at the European Union Against Aircraft Nuisances, or UECNA, announced a webinar about the effects of ultrafine particles and low frequency noise on humans. The speaker will be Dr. Ourania...
The federal government values prevention in (some) health care
Photo credit: sl wong by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Reuters reported last month that the Federal Food and Drug Administration is seeking to lower sodium levels in processed food. This effort is based on recent research showing that cutting salt intake...
Archer Aviation reveals LA vertiport sites
Photo credit: Roberto Nickson by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The AIN Media Group website reported that Archer Aviation has announced planned vertiport sites in Los Angeles. Archer plans to launch an eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) network...