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Providence Noise Project

“Noise is the New Smoking”

  • EFFECTS
    • Health effects of noise
    • Noise and public health
    • Noise effects on kids
    • Resident testimonials
  • LAWS
    • Providence
    • • Venue licensing (PVD)
    • Rhode Island
    • Federal
  • RESPONSES
    • • Vehicle Noise
    • • Noise monitoring
    • • Leafblowers
    • • Commercial noise
    • PNP policy proposals
    • Noise-policy timeline
    • ”Cities are noisy”
  • RESOURCES
  • ACT
    • Report excessive noise
    • Take PVD noise survey
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  • CONTACT

Public policy

2022 Noise Project letter to second-term Mayor Jorge Elorza

June 1, 2026August 13, 2022 by PNP

Noise Project letter to Mayor Elorza* _______________ * Mayor Elorza never acknowledged or responded to our letter.

Categories Commercial noise, Government, Health, Public policy Tags Board of Licenses, City Council, Health, Law, Policy

1976 RI Assembly study on limiting noise from motor vehicles

June 22, 2026November 1, 2020 by PNP
1976-RI_motor-vehicle_noise_reportDownload
Categories Enforcement, Government, Public policy, Vehicle noise

Environmentalists used to fight noise

July 9, 2026July 9, 2020 by PNP

Environmentalists used to fight noise Sierra Club policy resolution on noise pollution adopted by the Board of Directors in 1970

Categories Enforcement, Environment, Government, Public policy, Vehicle noise
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Noise News

The Noise Project endorses David Morales for PVD mayor

Federal judge rules EPA can’t simply ignore noise pollution

NY Times: “Is Rhode Island’s Capital Too Loud?” [spoiler]

View graphs of Community Noise Survey data

NY Times: “Noise Can Take Years Off Your Life”

“Noise pollution is worst in poor / minority neighbor-hoods in segregated cities”

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