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“Noise is the New Smoking”
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Complaints
NY Times: “Is Rhode Island’s Capital Too Loud?” [spoiler]
NEW! The initial graphs of our Community Noise Survey data
ProJo: 5,500 noise complaints in 2022, but only 19 citations
NY Times: “Noise Can Take Years Off Your Life”
PVD Noise Law infosheet
Noise Project letter to Mayor Elorza
Letter to City Council on License Board chair vote
“The City that Endangers the People It’s Supposed to Protect”
RI PBS: “Noise pollution has gotten worse, and little has been done to address it”
Noise levels in Providence are driving people out of the city
