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RI state senators propose 2023 ban on leafblower sales

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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”

ProJo: 5,500 noise complaints in 2022, but only 19 citations

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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