Episode News – 0918 - The Darkness News Update for September 18, 2025

Highlights from this episode:

  • Wind Farms at Range
  • Null Results
  • Fake Crime
  • Pufflings

Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle 

 

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Headlines and Sources:

Safety Lighting on Wind Farms is Brighter than We Think

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022407324003108?via%3Dihub=

 

Shift Workers Benefit from Light Therapy

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12912-025-03813-3

 

Dynamic Lighting Boosts Sleep in Elder Care Spaces

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-17351-0

 

ASU Links Lighting Quality with Sleep and Mood in Dementia Patients

https://www .newsbreak.com/news/4223576638120-better-lighting-can-boost-sleep-mood-in-dementia-patients

 

FAA Reviews SpaceX’ Environmental Impacts

https://losangelesweeklytimes.com/faa-approves-increase-in-falcon-9-launches-while-studying-starship-environmental-impacts/

 

Light Pollution Doesn’t Bother Marine Microalgae Much

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0141113625005938?via%3Dihub=

 

Red Light Doesn’t Startle Malaysian Monkeys

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13364-025-00806-0

 

Hawai’i Reviews Bill 109 for Endangered Birds

https://citizenportal.ai/articles/5707994/Maui-County/Hawaii/Hawaii-Council-Reviews-Bill-109-Addressing-Endangered-Birds-and-Light-Pollution

 

Australia Sets Petition for Light Pollution

https://scopetrader.com/australians-urged-to-sign-petition-en7346-on-light-pollution/

 

Seattle Aquarium Begins Relamping with Fish-Centric Lighting

https://www.facilitiesnet.com/lighting/article/Seattle-Aquarium-Weighs-Lighting-Needs-of-Aquatic-Life-and-Staff—20663

 

Fall Migration Over Michigan

https://www.livingstondaily.com/story/news/local/michigan/2025/09/12/michigan-bird-migration-night-track-flight/86109604007/

 

FL State Sea Turtle License Plates Fund Turtle Patrol for Parks

https://myguidetolifestyle.com/article/846448821-florida-state-parks-foundation-partners-with-sea-turtle-license-plate-grants-program-for-atvs-gps-tracking-units

 

Puffling Patrols Begin in Iceland

https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/puffling-patrol-wild-hope-vestmannaeyjar-iceland

 

Crossville, TN Revises Lighting Ordinances

https://www.crossville-chronicle.com/news/glade_sun/revision-to-lighting-policy-will-be-friendly-to-dark-sky/article_ac1f69cc-85b6-4396-b105-1eca850973b4.html

 

Duck, NC Surveys Residents Ahead of Lighting Bylaw Changes

yahoo.com/news/articles/town-duck-seeks-community-input-232030428.html

 

Lebanon, TN Debates Neon Rules

https://mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/news-thewilsonpost/lebanon-starts-new-neon-lights-discussion/

 

Skyglow from Greenhouse in Berea, KY Reported

https://x.com/MrMBB333/status/1964399437020877248

 

Antelope, OR Revamps Campgrounds

https://www.hereisoregon.com/places/2025/09/oregons-first-dark-sky-city-now-offers-stargazing-stays-in-former-rajneesh-cabins.html#:~:text=Oregon’s%20first%20Dark%20Sky%20city%20now%20offers%20stargazing%20stays%20in%20former%20Rajneesh%20cabins,-By%20Samantha%20Swindler&text=Antelope%2C%20Oregon%2C%20had%20its%20moment,even%20renamed%20it%20%E2%80%9CRajneesh.%E2%80%9D

 

Austin, TX Spent Millions on Lighting Along Lady Bird Lake to Stop a Serial Killer — There was no Serial Killer

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/study-debunks-rainey-street-ripper-myth-finds-no-serial-killer-at-lady-bird-lake/ar-AA1LHNHh

 

Lake Elmo, MN Bans Pickleball After Dark Due to Light and Noise Complaints

https://www.fox9.com/news/lake-elmo-pickleball-noise-complaints-restricted-hours-sept-2025

 

Fairview, TX Sues LDS to Pauses Temple Construction

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/collin-county/fairview-votes-finalize-lds-temple-lawsuit-stall-construction/287-7627e8a0-cc7f-4c44-ab18-3720bb59eeff

 

LDS Temple Completed in Grand Junction, CO Over Lighting Complaints

https://www.cpr.org/2025/09/11/new-lds-temple-grand-junction/