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Connect with our media team to request interviews with Quiet Communities experts and to learn about our work on noise and its effects on health and the environment.

Media contacts

For interviews and press requests, contact RoseComm.

Rosemary Ostmann
rostmann@rosecomm.com
201-615-7751

Lisa Trapani
ltrapani@rosecomm.com
410-245-0094

Only media inquiries will receive a response. For general questions, write to info@quietcommunities.org.

Data center noise press releases

November 2, 2026 · Press release

Quiet Communities Launches Free Science-based Resource Hub to Help Communities Address Data Center Noise

September 14, 2026 · Press release

Quiet Communities and Science for Georgia release first-of-its-kind study on the impacts of data center and cryptomining noise

July 2026 · Press release · PDF

Quiet Communities wins landmark noise pollution ruling against the EPA

Quiet Communities × data centers in the news

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Facilities Dive · October 1, 2026

4.5-foot-thick walls needed to absorb data center noise: researcher

Also covered by Yahoo! News

NPR · All Things Considered · September 17, 2026

Residents file lawsuit challenging noise pollution from Elon Musk's data center

WPLN · August 31, 2026

Noise pollution from data centers is coming. The gas-powered xAI model is spreading

Also covered by Louisville Public Media, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, WUOT, WEKU, WKMS, WKU

The Guardian · August 28, 2026

‘It’s all you can hear’: New Jersey lawsuit takes on datacenter’s noise pollution

NBC · August 17, 2026

Suing for silence: Nationwide lawsuits and social media videos document data center noise

The New York Times · August 2, 2026

Data Centers Make Noise, Too

The Mercury · June 5, 2026

Data center noise impacts broad array of issues, health expert says

Noise and public health expert interviews

Jamie Banks, PhD, MSc

Founder and President, Quiet Communities

Our Founder and President can speak to the impact of noise from data centers, including:

Noise and health, including heart disease, sleep, stress, and hearing
Noise and the environment, including effects on farm animals and wildlife
Noise law and policy, including the court decision in Quiet Communities, Inc. v. EPA

To arrange an interview, contact qc@rosecomm.com.

Presentations

Columbia University’s Tow Center for Digital Journalism · October 19, 2026

Reporting on the Health and Environmental Impacts of Data Centers

Media assets

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About Quiet Communities

Quiet Communities, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to addressing noise pollution as a public health and environmental issue, and promoting quiet as a valuable natural resource. Working at the intersection of science, community, and policy, we advance scientific evidence to reduce the harmful effects of noise on public health and the environment.

To learn more about our work outside of the data center space, visit Quiet Communities’ news and resources.