Noise pollution is unwanted human-created sound that has the effect of being annoying, distracting, painful, or physically harmful.
It is a public health issue that is adversely affecting the lives of millions of people throughout the world. People continuously exposed to noise experience hearing loss, elevated stress levels, mood swings, hypertension, depression, lost sleep and productivity. In children, it results in slowed learning.
We are a coalition of citizens, elected representatives, law enforcement professionals, educators, researchers, students and activists from the United States and abroad. We are dedicated to combating this urban blight that is ruining communities everywhere.
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WNYC Soundcheck on Noise Pollution: Battling Urban Noise | Traffic and Transit | |
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NBC New York / MSNBC - NYPD To Shake Up Streets With Siren-Sound Device
The NYPD has installed the Rumbler sirens but not everyone is celebrating the new devices.
Discover Magazine - What Do Urban Sounds Do to Your Brain?
A sonic tour of New York, from the agonizing screech of the Union Square subway station to one of the quietest rooms in the city: Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center.
Naples News (Florida) - Hush up when in Naples
City hopes its noise ordinance will keep some quiet.
Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram - Despite state's failure, communities can squelch loud motorcycles
Federal regulations and muffler labeling make effective tools to end noise pollution.
The Guardian (UK) - Quiet please
Noise pollution causes sleep disturbance, raises blood pressure and can lead to heart disease. Rebecca Hardy on how to survive in an increasingly noisy Britain.
Wired.com - Ambulances And Cop Cars Ready To Rumble
The technology behind the Rumbler is surprisingly simple and works a lot like those annoying bass-heavy stereos that rattle your windows at 2 a.m.
Salon.com - Stop the noise!
When noise pollution is not making us sick and anxious, it is literally killing us. How do we turn it off?
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