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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
    • Join Project e-mail list
    • Volunteer to help PNP
  • CONTACT

PNP Link Category: Health

Related to the health effects of exposure to excessive noise

Noise Project deploys its first sound monitor in Providence

We support EFFECTIVE leafblower regulations

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

“Noise is inevitable in a big city; harmful noise is not”

— “It’s important to distinguish between sound that populations [normally] produce versus the unnecessary noise we’re willing to deal with or accept.”

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

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

Health Effects of Noise infosheet

2024 RI Assembly candidate survey results / endorsements

U of Michigan: ~40% of RI residents exposed to unsafe noise, 3rd highest in U.S.

PVD City Council seeks to prevent noise — from East PVD

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Noise News

Noise Project deploys its first sound monitor in Providence

We support EFFECTIVE leafblower regulations

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

NEW! View graphs of our Community Noise Survey data

“Noise is inevitable in a big city; harmful noise is not”

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

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