Quiet Communities, Inc.

⏰ REMINDER: Noise and Children's Hearing Health | November 13 @ 4pm ET 🎧

Don't miss this engaging member-exclusive virtual QC Close-Up conversation on protecting children's #HearingHealth!

🔗 RSVP here: ow.ly/AXX050XpZqx

#QuietCommunities #ChildrensHealth #PublicHealth #NoisePollution #CraveQuiet

🎖️ Today, we honor those who fought for peace and commit to creating a quieter, safer world for all.

👉 What steps will you take toward peace this #VeteransDay?

🔗 Join the #QuietRevolution: ow.ly/V6IZ50XpYNU

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🎧 Noise and Children's #HearingHealth | November 13 @ 4pm ET

Join our next QC Close-Up on protecting kids’ hearing from harmful noise. Hear from experts @medunivsc.bsky.social, @earpeacefoundation.bsky.social & @hearinghealthfn.bsky.social.

🌐 Learn more: ow.ly/9XQY50XoBvy

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🌿 Plants can hear — and #NoisePollution disrupts their growth and flowering. Halimat Olunlade explores how restoring quiet benefits both people and ecosystems in a new QC blog.

🔗 Read more: ow.ly/9MO150XjMgS

#Ecology #PublicHealth #NoiseRegulation #QuietLandcare

💼 Did you know? Open office noise kills productivity

Research shows open office noise reduces productivity and work quality — yet these designs persist.

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#NoisePollution #PublicHealth #HearingHealth

👂Join us this Friday for cutting-edge #HearingHealth research! Registration is now open for the Knowles Hearing Center Symposium on October 24, 2025. Learn from leading experts about protecting hearing in our noisy world.

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#NoisePollution #PublicHealth #QuietCommunities

Update October 2, 2025 - Urge the EPA/MoDOT to Construct Sound Walls along I-270 for Noise Reduction Update October 2, 2025 - Urge the EPA & MoDOT to Construct Sound Walls along I-270 for Noise Reduction I have 767 supporters on the petition “Urge the EPA & MoDOT to Construct Sound Walls along I-270 ...

🔊 #Missouri friends: Help fight highway noise!

One of our passionate members is leading a local grassroots effort to build sound walls along I-270 to protect nearby communities. Sign & share the petition to fight #TrafficNoise & boost #PublicHealth!

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Quiet Communities: Working Together for a Quieter World Quiet Communities is a nonprofit dedicated to reducing harmful noise pollution and promoting healthier, quieter environments through advocacy, education, and policy change.

For city leaders, this research reinforces the importance of green spaces that provide natural sound refuges in our cities.

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#NatureSounds #NoisePollution #UrbanPlanning #StressRelief (2/2)

🌿A fascinating new study from Switzerland validates what many of us already know: birdsong, rustling leaves, and other natural sounds help our bodies recover from noise-induced stress.

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#QuietCommunities #PublicHealth #GreenSpaces (🧵 1/2)

🩵 👕 We're thrilled to announce that official QC t-shirts are now available! Every purchase helps support education, advocacy, and programs that protect our health and environment.

🔗 Get yours today: ow.ly/HkoP50Xbj6l

#CraveQuiet #QuietCommunities #NoisePollution #HearingHealth #PublicHealth

⭐ Lisbon is expanding its #QuietZones, creating 14 new protected areas where #NoisePollution is actively monitored and restricted. American cities, take note!

🔗 Learn more: ow.ly/mWsM50X9rkX

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#Portugal #QuietCommunities #PublicHealth

✈️ #AircraftNoise Meeting | October 21 @ 7 PM ET

Join Brooklyn Quiet Skies for an in-person gathering to address the airplane noise disrupting our neighborhoods.

🔗 Register now: ow.ly/ioxp50X8CX2

#QuietCommunities #NoisePollution #PublicHealth #EnvironmentalJustice

🩵 Crave Quiet? Wear it proudly!

As a thank-you, new members get exclusive #QuietCommunities stickers to spark conversations about #NoisePollution & quieter spaces. Stick them anywhere to inspire change!

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#QuietRevolution #CraveQuiet

🚗 Naples, FL Lead-By-Example Event Oct 16 @ 4 PM ET

Join our next virtual QC Close-Up to hear Collier County leaders & our #QuietStreets chair share real solutions for vehicle noise.

🌐 Not a member? Join us: ow.ly/x9IK50X6lix

#QuietCommunities #HearingHealth #NoisePollution #PublicHealth

🫀 New research from QC Advisor Dr. Münzel shows even brief noise exposure mimics heart disease at the metabolic level. We deserve protection from this hidden threat.

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#QuietCommunities #NoisePollution #PublicHealth #HeartHealth

🦻 Happy #ProtectYourHearingMonth!

This October, we’re celebrating quiet as a vital resource & calling for action to protect it.

🌐 Join the #QuietRevolution: quietcommunities.org

#QuietCommunities #NoisePollution #PublicHealth

🗺️ How many QC members are in your state?

Each new member strengthens our impact on noise policy. See yourself in this map? Say hi in the comments!

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#QuietCommunities #CraveQuiet #PublicHealth

🎨 Creative workshop w/ Nicole Kelner | Sept 29 @ 4 PM ET

Join us for a guided session + Q&A with QC’s first artist-in-residence! Connect with Nicole ahead of her book Quietest Places in NYC (out March 2026).

🔗 RSVP: ow.ly/3xSb50WYV9t

#NoisePollution #ClimateArt #QuietCommunities

🍎 When schools switch to electric equipment, everyone wins: better air quality, less #NoisePollution, and learning environments where students thrive.

🔗 Learn how QC is helping schools make the switch: ow.ly/ISAl50WZzGX

#BackToSchool #QuietLandcare #PublicHealth

🎨 Creative workshop w/ Nicole Kelner | Sept 29 @ 4 PM ET

Join us for a guided session + Q&A with QC’s first artist-in-residence! Connect with Nicole ahead of her book Quietest Places in NYC (out March 2026).

🔗 RSVP: ow.ly/3xSb50WYV9t

#NoisePollution #ClimateArt #QuietCommunities

Become a Member — Quiet Communities

Up next: Join us tomorrow (Thurs 9/18 @ 4 PM ET) for a Close-Up on Quiet Landcare strategies, featuring leaders like Village Manager Michael Braiman.

🔗 Not a member yet? RSVP to learn what QC membership is all about: ow.ly/pRVS50WYh2S

#NoiseRegulation #QuietLandcare #QuietCommunities (2/2)

📺 Missed our last QC Close-Up? Catch the replay!

We welcomed Les Blomberg, Founder of the Noise Pollution Clearinghouse, for a powerful deep dive into noise ordinances.

🔗 Watch the highlights: ow.ly/O3YH50WYh2T

#NoisePollution #HearingHealth #EnvironmentalJustice #PublicHealth (🧵1/2)

🍂 A new issue from our UK friends is here! Reading how communities worldwide tackle #NoisePollution reminds us that the movement for quiet is a fight for all. From LDN to NY, people everywhere #CraveQuiet.

🔗 Read more: ow.ly/SsaK50WYg9A

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#QuietCommunities is proud to have Nicole Kelner as our first-ever artist in residence! Her climate watercolors spark real action, and on Sept 29 at 4pm ET, she’ll help you create your own!

🎨 RSVP for our creative workshop with Nicole: ow.ly/JVhO50WVUXx

#NoisePollution #ClimateArt

Become a Member — Quiet Communities

"It's exciting to realize that the whole process has taken less than a year and a half from the day I first decided to do something, and just over two years to, hopefully, implementation."

— Susan Beal, Quiet Communities Member

🌐 Join the #QuietRevolution: quietcommunities.org/membership

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Before Susan Beal surveyed her neighbors about the #TrafficNoise plaguing their streets, she endured noise day and night. Now, their fight for change is finally paying off.

📰 Read our latest newsletter for the full story: ow.ly/sYri50WXEPZ

#NoisePollution #PublicHealth #QuietCommunties (🧵1/2)

🍃 #QuietLandcare QC Close-Up | September 18 @ 4 PM ET

Join this event to learn strategies to combat landcare noise from leaders like Michael Braiman of the Wilmette, IL, Regional Leaf Blower Regulations Working Group.

🌐 RSVP: ow.ly/4YJY50WXbGY

#NoisePollution #PublicHealth #QuietCommunties

🎨 What does a quiet community look like?

QC Artist-in-residence Nicole Kelner captured it in her latest work: tree-lined streets, peaceful spaces, and life free from #NoisePollution.

🖍️ Join her virtual creative workshop Sept 29!

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#QuietCommunities #EnvironmentalJustice

Our Artist-In-Residence is also a writer! If you’re as excited about Nicole’s #ClimateArt as we are, make sure to preorder her upcoming book!

📰 Missed our July/August Newsletter?

🎨 Meet artist-in-residence Nicole Kelner + her latest artwork

🌱 RSVP for our QC Close-Up on quiet landscaping in Illinois

📣 Read an inspiring community story from Vermont

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#QuietCommunities #NoisePollution #PublicHealth