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Noise Free America: A Coalition to Promote Quiet is a non-profit organization dedicated to fighting noise, especially from boom cars, car alarms, leaf blowers, barking dogs, and motorcycles.

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Noise Free America: A Coalition to Promote Quiet has written a book on illegal motorcycle noise. It is a visual guide to illegal motorcycle equipment, intended to make it easier for law enforcement officials to identify illegal equipment and thus issue more citations. Please order the book, read the book, and recommend it to your local law enforcement agencies.

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Noise Free America: A Coalition to Promote Quiet has local chapters in many states. Our local chapters are conducting petition drives, testifying before city councils, hosting community meetings, speaking to community groups, and meeting with police officials. Our monthly “Noisy Dozen” award is issued to major noise polluters and has gained a significant amount of media attention.

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Noise Free America: A Coalition to Promote Quiet featured on "20/20."

Please view this report by “20/20” on loud car stereos.

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Our Mission

Our mission is to elevate the issue of noise pollution with federal, state, and local officials, as well as to educate the public about the dangers of noise pollution. Please take a look at our mission to reduce noise in our communities.

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Resources

Our resources section provides sample letters, noise ordinances, a model noise ordinance, and a guide on fighting noise

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Go to our Forum and view what others are doing about noise

Our Blogs

Food Lion: Clean up on aisle seven

by Ted Rueter | Aug 26, 2018

Virtually all grocery stores play “background” music and have frequent “clean up on aisle seven” announcements. I had a particularly egregious experience in June 2018 at a Food Lion store in Durham, North Carolina. When I entered the store, I was greeted...

Loud Music at University of North Carolina Swimming Pool

by Ted Rueter | Dec 7, 2017

I am member of the Meadowmont wellness facility in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Meadowmont is owned and operated by the University of North Carolina. Meadowmont is a beautiful facility. Unfortunately, however, there is frequently very loud music in the...

Low Frequency Noise

by Bob Andres | Feb 23, 2018

It’s Not Just Bells Anymore

by Bob Andres | Dec 7, 2017

In many noise ordinances, it has been common practice to exempt certain types of noise from controls in the public interest. Such exemptions typically include emergency service work, emergency vehicles, farm equipment, special events with a permit … and...

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