Most of us think of noise as just “annoying.” But what if it’s actually a serious threat to our health? This video exposes how roaring engines and modified mufflers are turning neighborhoods into racetracks—disrupting sleep, triggering anxiety, harming vulnerable residents, and straining our hearts and minds. You’ll hear the real story of a new mother whose home went from sanctuary to stress zone, and see how residents, health experts, law enforcement, and advocates in Florida are banding together to fight back with policy, enforcement, and innovation like noise cameras. Noise pollution is the new secondhand smoke. It’s preventable—and we don’t have to accept it.

Most of us think of noise as just “annoying.” But what if it’s actually a serious threat to our health? This video exposes how roaring engines and modified mufflers are turning neighborhoods into racetracks—disrupting sleep, triggering anxiety, harming vulnerable residents, and straining our hearts and minds. You’ll hear the real story of a new mother whose home went from sanctuary to stress zone, and see how residents, health experts, law enforcement, and advocates in Florida are banding together to fight back with policy, enforcement, and innovation like noise cameras. Noise pollution is the new secondhand smoke. It’s preventable—and we don’t have to accept it. Learn how you can protect your community’s health, reclaim your right to quiet, and join the movement for safer soundscapes at QuietCommunities.org.

A Quiet Communities member event. We were joined by Dr. Michael Osborne, a preventive and nuclear cardiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Osborne's research focuses on understanding how chronic stress—including high levels of noise exposure—affects the body and contributes to heart disease.

This QC Close-Up conversation explored how a Florida community is tackling noise and pollution from illegal modified mufflers. Our guests, Quiet Streets Program Chair and registered nurse Mary Tatigian and Lt. Dave Bruening from the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, shared the steps their community is taking to address harmful noise.

In this exclusive QC Close Up with Dan Mabe, President, AGZA and Dan Brotman, Councilmember and Former Mayor of the City of Glendale, California. This Close Up presentation is focused on the topic of transitioning to quieter, healthier electric landscape equipment and some of the huge strides we're making to quiet Landscaping practices across the country.

News clip covers the Collier County Noise Task Force and its efforts to curb modified mufflers in the county.

News segment details the Southwest Florida Noise Task Force and its efforts to crack down on modified muffler noise in the state.

Research shows that prolonged exposure to high levels of noise may be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. In New York City, not only the largest U.S. city by population but also one of the loudest, avoiding noise can be an everyday struggle. Aron Ranen has the story from the Big Apple.

This 18-minute video describes the impacts that aviation noise and emissions are having on health and environment, the shortcomings of existing policy, and the need for policy that protects those on the ground as well as those in the air. It is intended for to help inform policy for decisionmakers and to educate members of the public and others.

The two hour conference brought together municipal, regional, and national leaders who are transitioning their communities to cleaner, quieter landcare practices. Discover what it takes to make change happen, the opportunities and challenges, and the importance of collaboration and stakeholder engagement.

The Town of Southampton, NY transitioned all its municipal operations to battery electric technology, creating the first AGZA Green Zone® community in the Northeast, and engaging the business community.