Denialism

Why noise is more than just a “quality of life” issue

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Why noise is more than just a “quality of life” issue When it comes to public policy, the words we use matter. Too often, excessive noise is referred to as a “quality of life” issue — including by people such as Providence Mayor Brett Smiley who claim to know it’s far more than that: a public … Read more

“Cities are noisy”

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We hear this a lot from noise denialists who try to dismiss or justify excessive, unnecessary, and unhealthy levels of noise — the idea that cities are inherently noisy, and therefore no one who lives in one should ever complain about noise or try to do anything about it. According to this rationale, any level … Read more