Episode 107 – News - Darkness News Update with Scott Wachter July 18th, 2024


Highlights from this episode:

  • SoftLights’ New Petition
  • Health Standards
  • Bridges
  • The Arctic Circle

 

Sponsored by Evluma

https://evluma.com/dark-sky-friendly-lighting/

 

Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle 

 

Headlines and Sources:

Soft Lights Petitions EPA for LED Regs

https://www.softlights.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Compliance-with-21-USC-360ii.pdf?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR18ItOkmrEND-jgmB4Mgy2uX9oTVQb-9ViQjAemvDxgVJ5iCnwlTg7We-o_aem_DJmw1bjhudlpE5Z3z_Azhw

Fitwel Healthy Buildings Standard Alters Lighting Reqs

https://www.lightnowblog.com/2024/07/lighting-changes-in-the-fitwel-healthy-building-standard-v3/

DSI to Collab with LUCI

https://darksky.org/news/illuminating-the-path-to-sustainable-cities/

DLC Surveys on Lighting Bylaws

https://www.ecmweb.com/lighting-control/article/55122198/outdoor-lighting-bylaws-and-ordinances-quiz

New Call to Improve Sleep Quality in Children’s Hospitals

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00431-024-05660-x

Eindhoven U Proposes Treatment for DST Lag

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-65705-x#Sec2

LPTMM in Altmunster

https://x.com/andhaenel/status/1812970416274874493

Øvre Pasvik National Park is Norway’s First Dark Sky Park

https://darksky.org/news/first-international-dark-sky-park-designated-in-norway/

Warrumbungle National Park May Be Australia’s First Urban Night Sky Park

https://www.pittwateronlinenews.com/Australia-First-Urban-Night-Sky-Park-May-be-HERE.php

Balancing Decorative Lighting and Ecology on the Samuel de Champlain Bridge

https://www.arch-products.com/architectural-lighting/article/55092807/creating-a-nighttime-presence

Longthorpe Footbridge over the A47 road in the UK Picks 1800K LEDs

https://designinglightingglobal.com/longthorpe-footbridge-illuminated-with-innovative-1800k-led-technology/

Great Neck, NY LED Injunction Moves Forward

https://islandnow.net/new-documents-filed-in-great-neck-led-lighting-case/

And then the Great Neck, NY Board of Trustees Pass Bond to Buy More LEDs

https://islandnow.net/village-great-neck-passes-just-case-led-bond-resolution/

Phoenix, AZ Offers Business Owners Free CPTED Advice

https://hoodline.com/2024/07/new-online-cpted-guide-equips-phoenix-business-owners-with-crime-prevention-strategies/

Brunswick County, NC Goes Amber on Beaches for the Turtles

https://article.wn.com/view/2024/07/11/How_a_Brunswick_beach_town_is_lighting_the_way_to_protect_se/

Ocracoke, NC Explains Darkness to Tourists

https://coastalreview.org/2024/07/ocracoke-visitors-share-their-success-in-dimming-the-lights/

Traverse City, MI School Has Not Complied with the Terms of a Civil Lawsuit over Light Trespass

https://www.yahoo.com/news/hearing-school-lights-case-set-123300410.html

VA DoT Holds Public Hearing on Lighting Near Afton Mountain

https://www.yahoo.com/news/hearing-school-lights-case-set-123300410.html

Pittsburgh Man Invents Self-Tinting Windshield

https://www.lelezard.com/en/news-21447429.html