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Providence Noise Project

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: Law

15th ICBEN Congress on Noise as a Public-Health Problem, June 14–18 2026

Goncalves Quality-of-Life Plan: ‘De-normalize’ noise in PVD

Our response to the Brown Daily Herald op-ed on noise

Noise Project letter to Mayor Elorza

Letter to City Council on License Board chair vote

RI state senators propose 2023 ban on leafblower sales

“The City that Endangers the People It’s Supposed to Protect”

Noise levels in Providence are driving people out of the city

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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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