Category: Darkness News Update

Highlights from this episode:

• Human Rights

• Toads

• Orbital Debris

• Chronomedicine

Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle 

 

Sponsored by The National Association of Innovative Lighting Distributors visit https://naild.org/

Headlines and Sources:

Moderate Amounts of Time Outdoors Reduces All-Cause Mortality Risks

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12122178/

 

Circadian Rhythm Linked with Prostate Cancer

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S246805402500099X?via%3Dihub

 

Dim Morning Light Linked with Depression

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022395625007034?via%3Dihub=

 

LAN Exposure Linked with Obesity

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-025-25883-3

 

Dim Light at Night Has Implications for ASD and Epilepsy

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13229-025-00689-7

 

Screen Time Linked with Migraines in Teens

https://www.cureus.com/articles/447563-the-cognitive-toll-of-digital-overuse-on-migraine-in-young-adults

 

New Circadian Tracking Method from Université Paris Cité

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-66407-2

 

Light Pollution Harms Toad Immune Systems

https://fesummaries.wordpress.com/2025/10/22/does-nocturnal-light-pollution-impair-immune-function-in-a-wild-living-amphibian/

 

Reducing Windmill Lighting Reduces Bat Strikes

https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2664.70226

 

Turn Off Your Garden Lights to Stop Skunks Digging them Up

https://vancouversun.com/news/why-more-metro-vancouver-lawns-torn-up-grubs-chafer-beetle

 

Peru Bans LED Billboards

https://www.greenmemag.com/environment/peru-bans-led-billboards-to-tackle-light-pollution-and-safeguard-wildlife/

 

US National Fish and Wildlife Has $57M in Grants for Gulf Coast Restoration Projects

https://www.nfwf.org/media-center/press-releases/nfwf-announces-more-57-million-new-awards-restoration-projects-gulf

 

Petoskey, MI Debates New Lighting Rules

https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/news/local/2025/12/10/proposed-outdoor-lighting-rules-under-consideration-in-petoskey/87678042007/

 

Dillon, CO Begins Dark Sky Cert Project

https://www.su mmitdaily.com/news/dillon-takes-first-steps-toward-darksky-certification/

 

Exmoor, UK Rated Best for Stargazing

https://www.midweekherald.co.uk/news/25698348.exmoor-rated-one-best-dark-sky-sites-stargazing/?ref=rss

 

Winnipeg, MB Debates Ending Bird Safety Rules

https://www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/article/city-council-to-consider-removing-bird-friendly-window-requirements-for-some-developments/

 

Calgary, AB is Back on Nature Canada’s Bird-Friendly Cities List

https://calgaryherald.com/news/calgary-recertified-as-bird-friendly-city

 

Saudi Arabia Begins New Darkness Tourism Campaign

https://www.travelandtourworld.com.tr/news/article/alula-and-saudi-arabia-lead-the-way-in-astrotourism-unveiling-the-magic-of-stargazing-and-ancient-astronomy/

 

DSI Recognizes New Largest Dark Sky Park in Saudi Arabia

https://de signinglighting.com/2025/12/16/saudi-arabia-announces-new-dark-sky-park-in-mena-region/

 

Amnesty International Condemns Interior Lighting of DHS Facility in FL

https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/new-amnesty-international-report-details-torture-overcrowding-at-krome-and-alligator-alcatraz 

 

US DHS Declares Itself Above Environmental Law

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/16/2025-22842/determination-pursuant-to-section-102-of-the-illegal-immigration-reform-and-immigrant-responsibility

 

US DHS Awards $1.5B in Contacts on AZ Border

https://tucson.com/news/local/border/article_51dc87cd-1fbc-40a0-a34f-835278c2b0e7.html

 

US DHS Plans $8B in Construction on TX Border

https://timesnewsnetworks.com/trump-admin-ramps-up-key-border-security-move-that-is-expected-to-run-over-1400-miles-important-tool/

 

US DHS Plans More Security Infrastructure in Laredo County, TX

https://www.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article313697885.html

 

Tucker County, WV Doesn’t Know How to Deal with Data Center Complaints

https://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/despite-community-opposition-to-data-centers-lawmakers-offer-no-clear-plan-for-addressing-local-concerns/article_457766fe-3549-489e-847f-e404efad9894.html

 

Chandler, AZ Rejects Data Center

https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/chandler-city-council-unanimously-kills-sinema-backed-data-center-40628102/

 

Wasatch Back, UT LDS Seeks To End Construction Injunction During Appeal

https://www.deseret.com/faith/2025/12/08/heber-valley-temple-utah-supreme-court-oral-arguments/

 

New Crash Clock for Orbit

https://outerspaceinstitute.ca/crashclock/

 

Starlink Satellite Fails, Spreads Debris

https://www.pcmag.com/news/stvarlink-satellite-malfunctions-ejects-debris-fragments

 

New Quiet Skies Report

https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.00941

 

Scientific American Article Slowly Admits Data Centers in Orbit Aren’t Feasible

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/data-centers-in-space/

 

ESO Partners with IAU on Dark and Quiet Skies

https://www.eso.org/public/announcements/ann25010/

 

Not Sponsored: Stanpro Shows off DSI Certified Lighting

https://www.lightingdesignandspecification.ca/latest-news/light-pollution/

 

Dark Skies is a New Documentary on CBC Gem

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/dark-skies-documentary-light-pollution-preserve-9.6984858?ref=ecofriendlywest.ca

Highlights from this episode:

• Hormone Therapy

• A Nice Cup of Tea

• Data Centers Across America

• Bylaws

Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle 

 

Sponsored by The National Association of Innovative Lighting Distributors visit https://naild.org/

 

Headlines and Sources:

Timed Color Changes Are Good for Alertness

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-29154-4

UV Stimulates Neuropsin

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40662-025-00467-9#Abs1

New Method of CCT Testing in Melanopsin and Rhodopsin Content and Behavior

https://link.springer.com/article/10.3758/s13428-025-02891-0

New Hormone Therapy for ALAN Issues

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-26904-2

Teas Affect Your Clock Genes

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41538-025-00646-x

Finding the Danger Zone in the CS Model

https://www.lightnowblog.com/2025/11/finding-the-danger-zone-of-the-circadian-stimulus-model/

Nighttime Light Linked with Cardiometabolic Diseases

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-025-25460-8

Circadian Disruption LInked with Inflammation, Neutropenic Fever and Symptom Burden among Multiple Myeloma Patients

https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/11137688#description

Albedo from Snow is Affecting Rhythms

https://www.emjreviews.com/en-us/amj/neurology/news/snow-cover-light-exposure-and-daytime-alertness/

You Cannot Catch Up on Sleep Over One Weekend

https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/7/4/67

Swiss Scientists: You Sleep Better When You Aren’t Stressed

https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/7/4/68

New Study of Light Exposure Behavior in Both Switzerland and Malaysia

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41370-025-00825-8

Astronomers Call for Protection of Paranal Observatory

https://www.eso.org/public/announcements/ann25009/

Astronomers Renew Objections to Low Orbit Objects

https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/satellite-constellations-space-based-astronomy-9.7000454

European Dung Beetles (also) Use Starlight to Navigate at Night

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s44329-025-00039-1

Plan-B and U Salford Launch Survey on Environmental Pollution

https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/salford/plan-b?x1=145

Caprock Canyon, TX is a Dark Sky Park

https://darksky.org/news/where-the-stars-still-shine-caprock-canyons-state-park-earns-international-dark-sky-certification/

DarkSky Assesses Wickenburg, AZ

https://www.wickenburgsun.com/around-town/dark-sky-association-completes-town-wide-light-study/article_b40a0180-840d-40eb-86e0-bfd3a7a1daf6.html

Welsh Gov Issues New Lighting Guidance

https://theilp.org.uk/resource/welsh-government-new-dark-skies-guidance-and-the-future-of-wildlife-conservation.html?_gl=1%2A1lwxvmc%2A_up%2AMQ..%2A_ga%2AOTU1ODgzNzU0LjE3NjQ4NzYyMjg.%2A_ga_YMPP8WV918%2AczE3NjQ4NzYyMjckbzEkZzAkdDE3NjQ4NzYyMjckajYwJGwwJGgw

Light Pollution Mitigation Joins Green Infrastructure Strategy for Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

https://celfosc.org/actualidad/2025/cel-fosc-realiza-aportaciones-esenciales-contaminacion-luminica-estrategia

Warwickshire, UK Pushes Back on Planned Business Park

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd9zn8134z7o

Residents of Ashford, UK Object to Lighting at Border Facility

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/ashford/news/don-t-brush-our-concerns-under-the-carpet-inquiry-into-pe-333214/

Cumbria, UK Adds Lighting Sensors

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdrn0y0zdeyo?at_link_origin=BBC_Cumbria&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_link_type=web_link&at_campaign=Social_Flow&xtor=AL-71-%5Bpartner%5D-%5BBBC+England%5D-%5Bheadline%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D&at_campaign_type=owned&at_medium=social&at_link_id=EE0A0D20-CD0B-11F0-87D2-EFD9A4E1D742&at_format=link&utm_social_handle_id=21860391&utm_social_post_id=610669509&at_ptr_name=twitter

Kelowna, BC Debates Lighting on Bennett Bridge

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/controversy-over-lighting-bennett-bridge-012104513.html

PA Set Data Center Rules

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/pa-bills-could-impact-data-045900932.html

Mason, MI Passes New Lighting Rules for Data Centers

https://www.newsbreak.com/wsym-fox-47-563674/4375439278049-data-centers-could-be-coming-to-mason-as-city-finalizes-regulations

Ypsilanti, MI Passes Lighting Bylaw

https://www.wemu.org/wemu-news/2025-12-04/ypsilanti-residents-to-see-more-nighttime-stars-with-new-dark-sky-ordinance

Idaho Car Dealership Would Rather Build an 8-ft Fence than Turn off Lights

https://www.mtexpress.com/news/bellevue/karl-malone-dealership-responds-to-lighting-complaints/article_e3e468cc-c7bd-42b8-9e56-3a2fb74a34f9.html

Dexter, MI Updates Lighting Ordinances

https://www.wemu.org/wemu-news/2025-11-28/city-of-dexter-looks-to-fight-light-pollution

Emerson, GA Debates Lighting Regs

https://www.daily-tribune.com/news/emerson-council-debates-exterior-light-ordinance/article_3152c93e-7f76-5c0c-af7c-44bae0cd7a91.html

Stallings, TX Debates Banning Pickleball After Dark

https://www.thecharlotteweekly.com/ucweekly/stallings-mayor-takes-interest-in-pickleball-noise/article_e22020ba-9610-4b20-9040-f268bbfbf54a.html

Summit, NJ Sets Baseball Field Lighting Rules

https://patch.com/new-jersey/summit/tatlock-complex-plan-usage-new-lights-introduced-summit

Satellite Beach, FL Nativity Scene Ordered to be Shut Down

https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/florida-couple-told-shut-down-nativity-light-display-satellite-beach-business

Ribbon Cutting for Dark Sky Salida, CA

https://www.themountainmail.com/news/dark-sky-salida-light-pollution/article_3c22bc39-3a19-4371-a9ab-22f77695a97e.html

USCBP Waives Environmental Rules on Border Jaguar Habitat

https://www.myheraldreview.com/news/border/trump-administration-waives-environmental-laws-for-border-wall-in-jaguar-habitat/article_d620f1da-6c2d-4761-8bdc-43df22634012.html

Exmoor Names Dark Skies Children’s Competition 2025 Winners

https://www.exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk/enpa/press-room/press-releases/exmoor-dark-skies-childrens-competition-2025-winners

Highlights from this episode:

• Big News

• Amber LEDs

• The Flu

• Revoked Status

Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle 

 

Sponsored by The National Association of Innovative Lighting Distributors visit https://naild.org/

 

Headlines and Sources:

CIE Publishes a Position Paper on Obtrusive Light and Light Pollution

https://www.led-professional.com/all/cie-announces-two-new-publications-on-human-skin-colour-measurement-and-light-pollution

 

ALAN Changes the Metabolism of Whole Ecosystems

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-025-02481-0

 

Spanish Study on Low CCT LED, PC Amber LED and Light Pollution Standards

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15502724.2025.2569503?src=#abstract

 

New Flicker Study

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15502724.2025.2583961?src=

 

mRNA Vaccine Might Reduce Macular Degeneration

https://www.genengnews.com/topics/drug-discovery/mrna-vaccine-protects-mice-from-macular-degeneration/

 

Kristen Knutson Publishes a Scientific Statement on Circadian Rhythm and Health

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001388

 

Circadian Disruption Makes Lab Mice Vulnerable to the Flu

https://www.jci.org/articles/view/193133

 

Endothelial Clock Linked with Organ Development

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10456-025-10018-4

 

U Glasgow Tracks Sensory Pollutants for Owls

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320725005701?via%3Dihub

 

Dim Light at Night Changes the Shape of Hamster Testes

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s43630-025-00812-w

 

Mexico City to Regulate Light Pollution

https://mexicobusiness.news/sustainability/news/mexico-city-moves-regulate-light-pollution

 

Ft Myers, FL to Step up Lighting Enforcement Next Year

https://citizenportal.ai/articles/6857768/Fort-Myers-Beach/Lee-County/Florida/Town-staff-warns-of-stepped-up-lighting-reviews-as-sea-turtle-disorientations-persist-major-renourishment-totals-reported

 

Rehoboth Beach, DW Ponders Lighting Ordinance

https://www.wdel.com/news/rehoboth-beach-weighs-dark-sky-ordinance/article_fcc8b160-e38f-4d59-9e6d-361148beae84.html

 

Simsbury, CT Refers Lighting Ordinance to County

https://citizenportal.ai/articles/6757100/Simsbury-Center/Capitol-County/Connecticut/Planning-Commission-updates-darksky-zoning-referral-Terrafill-plan-prioritization-and-affordablehousing-counts-under-830g

 

Baberton, OH Bans Data Centers

https://www.akron.com/articles/barberton-approves-open-ended-moratorium-on-data-centers/

 

Bellevue, Idaho Residents Complain About Autoplex Lighting

https://ww w.mtexpress.com/news/bellevue/bellevue-residents-complain-about-lighting-impacts-from-new-autoplex/article_060999cc-437c-4e63-8c64-f384f82438dc.html

 

Brookline, MA Council Tables Nuisance Lighting Bylaw

https://patch.com/massachusetts/brookline/brookline-voters-table-lighting-bylaw-proposal

 

Glynn, GA Turtle Experts Call for More Action

https://citizenportal.ai/articles/7002430/Glynn-County/Georgia/Sea-turtle-experts-and-volunteers-urge-swift-adoption-of-Glynn-County-beachfront-lighting-standards

 

Big Cypress National Preserve May Lose Dark Sky Status

https://www.naplesnews.com/story/news/environment/2025/11/14/will-big-cypress-national-preserve-lose-its-dark-skies-designation/87249649007/

 

3 Yorkshire Towns Join Greater Moors Dark Sky Zone

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/further-rural-spots-gain-dark-100035738.html

 

Parks in Apache Junction, AZ Recognized by DarkSky

https://www.newsbrea k.com/arizona-updates-1665596/4346910567569-apache-junction-parks-earn-darksky-recognition-for-reducing-light-pollution

 

AZ State Parks Expands Astrotourism Offerings

https://wheninyourstate.com/arizona/arizona-expands-dark-sky-parks-with-fresh-stargazing-decks-and-guided-night-walks/

 

Huanglong National Scenic Area in Sichuan is Now a Dark Sky Park

https://darksky.org/news/huanglong-national-scenic-area-earns-international-dark-sky-park-designation/

 

Space Debris Strands 3 Chinese Astronauts Briefly

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/11/three-astronauts-are-stuck-on-chinas-space-station-without-a-safe-ride-home/

 

Not Sponsored: Cyclone Lighting Lenses Meet Darksky Requirements

https://www.uslightingtrends.com/portfolio/cyclone-lighting-launches-t3m-optical-lens-to-meet-dark-sky-requirements/

 

DarkSky International Names Annual Award Winners

https://darksky.org/news/announcing-the-2025-darksky-award-winners/

Highlights from this episode:

• Cancer

• Amber LEDs

• Burnout

• Moths

Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle 

 

Sponsored by The National Association of Innovative Lighting Distributors visit https://naild.org/

 

Headlines and Sources:

 

Final Version of DLC’s LUNA 2 Released

https://edisonreport.com/2025/11/04/final-version-of-designlights-consortiums-new-technical-requirements-for-led-lighting-released/

 

Adult Men are Afraid of the Dark More Often Than Women

https://www.good.is/fear-of-the-dark-adults

This is not a robust piece of social science but talker research surveyed 2000 people and found that 33% of adult men are still afraid of the dark. 

 

Amber LED Alone Will Not Save Us

https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2688-8319.70144

 

ALAN and Air Pollution Linked in Brain and Behavioral Function

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0149763425002945

 

Chinese Study Links ALAN with Hypertension, Dyslipidemia, and Liver Diseases

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-025-25157-y

 

Light Pollution Linked with Thyroid Cancer

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-025-25148-z

 

Long-Term Melatonin Use Might Be Bad for Your Health

https://newsroom.heart.org/news/long-term-use-of-melatonin-supplements-to-support-sleep-may-have-negative-health-effects

 

DST Continues to Make Evening Commutes More Fatal

https://warwickonline.com/stories/evening-commute-becomes-more-dangerous-as-daylight-saving-ends,316929

 

Bright Light in the Morning Makes You Feel Colder

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-22542-w

 

Biological Clock Linked with Hormones, Circadian Alignment, and Burnout

https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/7/4/63

 

Circadian Terminology Translated into Arabic

https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/7/4/61

 

Korea Brain Research Institute Figures Out Why Finches Sing at Dawn

https://losangelesweeklytimes.com/we-may-finally-know-why-birds-sing-at-dawn/

 

UK Tracks Nocturnal Insect Decline with Weather Radar

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/night-flying-insects-over-uk-in-decline-weather-radar-study-reveals/ar-AA1Pg94c

 

Moth Populations Continue to Drop in Cities

https://www.earth.com/video/dramatic-moth-population-decline-in-cities/#google_vignette

 

New Call for Moth Safety

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00359-025-01780-3#Sec18

 

ALAN Spikes Activity of Parasitic Flatforms

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2025.0373

 

ALAN Alters Migration of Water Fleas

https://link.springer.com/epdf/10.1186/s44329-025-00036-4?sharing_token=FOxI47W9DqGkpUY55Ua5Sm_BpE1tBhCbnbw3BuzI2RMPhSJQl6jmO9Xf24o2YYncqHkUG4a5ddm82JVLc-bgmzdkWTBpVqw2jIPTC1NycqAfrFkiDQUoFLEGbSoZ0XoQ4ZNsBTVjP5yChJQqXV6EBxvYiFk-mQhcC8cHMkEVbIE%3D

 

ALAN Alters Behavior of Salt Marshes Crabs

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s44329-025-00038-2

 

US DoE Cuts Research Funds for Impacts of Wind Farms on Bats

https://www.archyde.com/trump-halts-research-on-offshore-wind-farms-impact-on-bats/

 

Purdue U Astronomy Club Calls for Changes in Campus Lighting

https://www.purdueexponent.org/campus/features/artificial-light-pollution-birds-migration-astronomy-research/article_f4ef3451-98a4-4fa7-9b15-94a2d6d8833c.html

 

U Cincinnati Calls for Bird Safety

https://totalnews.com/cincinnati-professor-reports-50-birds-died-in-one-day-on-campus-urges-for-inquiry/

 

IBM’s Campus in Markham, ON Keeps Killing Birds, They’re Working with FLAP to Fix That

https://www.yorkregion.com/news/ibm-canadas-building-in-markham-keeps-killing-migratory-birds-an-environmental-group-and-ibm-employees/article_33efb863-262f-5b75-a10c-964c5b89f2a3.html?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=nextdoor.com&utm_campaign=nextdoor_news

 

Charlotte County Natural Resources Announces Winners of its Inaugural Sea Turtle Lighting Recognition Program

https://www.yoursun.com/coastal/boatingandfishing/waterline-sea-turtle-lighting-awards-given/article_9274903a-cf39-4731-a0d2-ccf17780e442.html

 

Bakersfield, CA Pushes Back on Proposed LDS Temple

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/mormon-temple-project-bakersfield-still-011048664.html

 

Boerne, TX Beat Buc-ees on Size and Signage

https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/boerne-bucees-updates-development-agreement-texas/273-b647e800-ed57-48b6-aaff-774defdf685a

 

San Mateo County, CA Uses Dark Sky Standards at Elementary School

https://coastsidebuzz.com/san-mateo-county-planning-commission-finds-cabrillo-unified-listened-to-public-and-applied-dark-skies-standards-for-el-granada-elementary-lighting-plans/

 

Cannon Falls, MN Sets Lighting Rules for Data Centers

https://www.postbulletin.com/news/local/cannon-falls-city-council-approves-permits-for-data-center-project

 

Bluff Utah Holds Dark Sky Festival

https://www.ksjd.org/podcast/ksjd-local-newscasts/2025-11-04/bluff-dark-sky-festival-interview

 

Fountain Hills, AZ Plans 6 Months of Night Sky Tourism Events

https://www.citysuntimes.com/news/night-sky-tourist-dark-sky-events/article_f6c8e426-39a4-4e01-9f3c-f6849261532e.html

 

Missoula, MT Lights Trails Responsibly

https://citizenportal.ai/articles/6720336/Missoula/Missoula-County/Montana/Missoula-celebrates-lighting-of-Bitterroot-Trail-182-fixtures-installed-to-boost-safety-and-meet-darksky-rules

 

Marion, MA Cuts Brightness at Maritime Center

https://sippican.theweektoday.com/article/blinding-lights-no-more-marion-maritime-center-lights-finally-dimmed/154530

 

Stadium Lighting Planned for Big Bend National Park’s Portion of the Mexican Border

https://www.byteseu.com/1495639/

 

UK Publishes Reminders of Highway Code Related to LED Headlights

https://www.upday.com/uk/uknews/led-headlight-glare-prompts-uk-government-review-after-driver-complaints/zrxz5b5

 

Dark Matter Glows. Maybe

https://www.wqow.com/news/international/scientists-think-the-mysterious-glow-in-our-galaxy-could-be-from-dark-matter-what-that/article_1b43ac55-f5fe-5873-887a-c1994b3f9af9.html

 

Low Orbit Objects Are Threatened by Solar Rays

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2502593-spacexs-starlink-and-other-satellites-face-growing-threat-from-sun/

 

Nvidia Enters the Space Junk Race

https://spectrum.ieee.org/nvidia-h100-space

 

Google Gemini Might Move Data Centers to Orbit too

https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/11/if-you-want-to-satiate-ais-hunger-for-power-google-suggests-going-to-space/?utm_social-type=owned

 

Not Sponsored: LSI Secures DarkSky Recognition for 6 Products

https://www.uslightingtrends.com/portfolio/lsi-products-meet-darksky-compliance/

 

UK’s South Downs National Park Opens Submissions for Astrophotography Competition

https://www.southdowns.gov.uk/dark-night-skies/astrophotography-competition/

Highlights from this episode:

• Crime

• Weight Loss

• Heart Health

• Lawsuits

Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle 

 

Sponsored by The National Association of Innovative Lighting Distributors visit https://naild.org/

 

Headlines and Sources:

 

Pennsylvania Street Light Changes Dropped Crime in Some Neighborhoods

https://phys.org/news/2025-10-street-safety-effect-crime.html

 

Melrose Park, FL residents Push Back on New Lights

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/dark-streetlight-fight-divides-florida-110000063.html

 

IR and Near-IR Boost Dopamine

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/photonics/articles/10.3389/fphot.2025.1647467/full

 

Cohort Study Links ALAN with Cardiovascular Disease

https://bioengineer.org/nighttime-light-exposure-linked-to-increased-risk-of-cardiovascular-disease/#google_vignette

 

Circadian Disruption Linked with Neurodegenerative Disease

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-025-02067-1

 

Naps Are Good For You

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-21008-3

 

Night Shifts Are Bad for the Children of Working Moms

https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/7/4/60

 

New Method for Assessing Sleep and Circadian Rhythms in Cardiovascular Research

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11906-025-01345-4

 

Non-Invasive Alternative to Post-Operative Ganglion Blocks

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13741-025-00601-0

 

Glare Can Be Reduced with Color Without Changing Brightness

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-21737-5#Sec27

 

Charting US Sleep Inequality Along Other Inequalities

https://www.md pi.com/2624-5175/7/4/59

 

New Study of Circadian Nutrition and Weight

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41043-025-01102-y

 

Eating Habits Linked with Seasonal Rhythms

https://digitpatrox.com/dietary-fat-dictates-seasonal-eating-rhythms-study-finds/

 

Solar Eclipses and Bird Circadian Rhythms

https://www.earth.com/news/solar-eclipse-reveals-that-darkness-resets-birds-biological-clocks/#google_vignette

 

Circadian Rhythm Linked with Clock Gene Per1 in Mice

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13293-025-00756-x

 

University Xiangya School of Medicine IDs Nanoparticles Related to Sleep Deprivation and Cognitive Deficits in Rats

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41420-025-02738-9

 

Lack of Light Harms Rat Puberty

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-21236-7

 

Angoni Vlei Rats Affected by ALAN

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07420528.2025.2570415

 

ALAN Boosts Mosquito Activity

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969725023320

 

Luna 2 goes live Nov 1

https://designlights.org/news-events/news/the-dlcs-new-led-technical-requirements-designed-to-meet-this-moment

 

Architecture Contest: A Home with No Lighting

https://bustler.net/news/10665/design-a-home-with-no-artificial-lighting-the-home-of-shadows-edition-4-is-launched

 

DHS Secures $5B in Wall Building Funds

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/dhs-announces-nearly-5bn-for-new-border-walls/ar-AA1OejdU

 

DHS Waives Procurement Rules on 2,000 Miles Of Border Infrastructure

https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/trump-waives-procurement-laws-for-continent-wide-border-wall-construction-2025-10-20/

 

Federal Judge Pauses Lawsuit that Paused Construction on Border Wall in AZ

https://www.kawc.org/news/2025-10-11/judge-pauses-lawsuit-against-border-wall-in-southern-arizona

 

DHS Plans More Lighting on Rio Grande

https://www.borderreport.com/immigration/the-border-wall/buoys-to-be-used-as-border-barriers-in-rio-grande-cbp-confirms/

 

London, UK Calls for Support for the Workers of the Night Economy

https://www.londondaily.news/londons-night-economy-workers-the-hidden-health-crisis-ageing-our-city/

 

UK Bat Advocates Call Out Planning Bill

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/20/its-madness-bat-enthusiasts-fear-planning-bill-will-derail-years-of-conservation?CMP=share_btn_url

 

Basingstoke, UK School Installs Bat-Friendly Lighting

https://www.lightnowblog.com/pressroom/school-installs-dark-sky-outdoor-lighting-to-protect-bats/

 

ARTIS Zoo in Amsterdam is EU’s First Urban Night Sky Place

https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/artis-zoo-in-amsterdam-sets-global-standard-by-protecting-the-urban-night-sky/

 

Phoenix’ Dark Sky Discovery Center Installs Telescope

https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/arts-culture/phoenixs-biggest-telescope-installed-at-dark-sky-discovery-center-40611477/

 

PA Lights Out Week

https://www.lehighvalleynews.com/environment-science/sustainability-week-lights-out-panel-explores-statewide-efforts-to-decrease-light-pollution

 

Port Erin, Isle of Man Flips Street Lighting to ‘Dark Sky’ Compliant LED

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/led-street-lights-dark-sky-051552095.html

 

Midlothian, TX Debates Monument Sign Brightness

https://citizenportal.ai/articles/5943039/Midlothian/Ellis-County/Texas/Council-approves-internally-lit-monument-signs-for-Massey-Heritage-Center-after-debate-over-brightness

 

Torrey, UT Hosts Citizen Science Night Sky Brightness Event

https://www.insiderutah.com/articles/torrey-dark-skies-hosts-fall-citizen-science-night-sky-brightness-monitoring-event/

 

Taihang Conservation Area Charts Light Pollution from Nearby Cities

https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-7241526/v1_covered_0c6e0c07-f612-4b49-bdc5-0aaa80d571a4.pdf?c=1760978931

 

Humboldt, CA Reports on Changes Since Lighting Ordinance

https://www.northcoastjournal.com/news-2/protecting-the-night/

 

Easton, PA Debates Darkness Ordinance

https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/northampton-county/easton-area/dark-skies-ordinance-could-regulate-outdoor-lighting-in-easton/article_fbb5fcda-6756-4c28-8a3a-177f9cf039f0.html

 

Cochise, AZ Approves New Lodgings Lighting Variance

https://citizenportal.ai/articles/6238036/Cochise-County/Arizona/Cochise-supervisors-overturn-Planning-Zoning-approve-Wild-Horse-guest-lodging-and-event-center-appeal

 

Lawrence, MO Bird Alliance Opposes Development in Baker Wetlands

https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/so-many-rely-on-this-area-lawrence-bird-alliance-opposes-proposed-development-near-baker-wetlands#google_vignette

 

Taos, NM Pushes for Dark Sky Status

https://www.taosnews.com/news/local-news/questa-is-a-gateway-to-dark-skies/article_c70e7dca-3d72-509f-b6e1-9608662741d7.html

 

Prince Edward County, ON Moves to Secure Dark Skies Over South Shore

https://wellingtontimes.ca/dark-sky/

 

GA Counties Pass Light and Noise Rules for Data Centers

https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/environment/article312532094.html

 

Zoning Lawsuit Against Kearsarge Lighting Precinct Goes to Federal Court

https://www.unionleader.com/news/courts/california-couple-files-lawsuit-against-klp-in-conway-over-short-term-rental-rules/article_052c8cea-bb22-4267-9a14-29856efcf00d.html

 

LDS Appeals Heber Valley Lawsuit

https://ksltv.com/religion/church-appeals-decision-to-place-construction-of-heber-valley-temple-on-hold-again/831699/

 

Shalom Wildlife Zoo Sued By Neighbors Over Lighting

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/investigations/public-investigator/2025/10/16/farmington-neighbors-file-lawsuit-over-shalom-wildlife-zoos-expansion-saying-town-wrongly-approved-p/86696876007/

 

New Petition for LED Headlight Regulation in the US

https://landline.media/blinded-by-the-light-are-newer-headlights-putting-drivers-at-risk/

 

ESA Announces Space Environment Health Index

https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Space_Debris/Sounding_the_alarm_ESA_introduces_space_environment_health_index

 

We’re Already Experiencing the Kessler Shock

https://spectrum.ieee.org/kessler-syndrome-space-debris

 

Astronomers Protest 4,000 Orbital Mirrors

https://todayheadline.co/this-companys-plan-to-launch-4000-massive-space-mirrors-has-scientists-alarmed-from-an-astronomical-perspective-thats-pretty-catastrophic/#comments

 

Last chance DarkSky’s pumpkin templates 

https://darksky.org/news/celebrate-the-night-with-our-pumpkin-carving-templates/

Highlights from this episode:

• More Migrations

• Security

• Fund Raising

• Slow Growth

Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle 

 

Sponsored by The National Association of Innovative Lighting Distributors visit https://naild.org/

 

Headlines and Sources:

New Metric for Sky Glow

sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0960148125021172

US on Track For Lowest Murder Rate Ever, Did Lighting Help?

https://www.usnews.com/news/u-s-news-decision-points/articles/2025-09-29/the-u-s-is-on-track-for-its-lowest-murder-rate-ever

10 Miles of CA-Mexico Border Lighting Going Ahead on Schedule

https://gorgenewscenter.com/2025/10/02/nonnegotiable-border-wall-construction-continues-despite-shutdown/

Study Calls for More Interest in Non-Cognitive Symptoms of Alzheimer’s, Including Circadian Disruption

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11940-025-00852-8

ALAN Linked with Obesity in Children, Teens

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-025-24159-0

Sleep Duration Linked with Academic Performance in Chinese Teens

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41539-025-00361-y

SNAIL Proteins have Circadian Rhythms

https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/7/4/54

Self Reported Insomnia Linked with Self Reported Cognitive Impairment

https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/7/4/56

Circadian Regulation Linked with Epstein-Barr Virus in Fruit Flies

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12993-025-00286-x

New Doc for Assessments of Marine Protected Areas

https://zenodo.org/records/17260533

Frogs Struggle Under Light Pollution

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5547299

Light Pollution Leads to Ladybug Home Invasions

https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/10/06/outdoors/wildlife/ladybugs-home-invasion/

ALAN Linked with Slow Leaf Aging in the Lacewood

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12870-025-07179-1

Two Base/Softball Fields in Apache Junction, AZ Earn DSI Recognition

https://darksky.org/news/prospector-park-and-superstition-shadows-park-arizona-receive-darksky-approved-designation/

Palmer Lake, CO moves Buc-ees Expansion to Special Election

https://krdo.com/news/2025/10/03/palmer-lake-residents-to-vote-on-buc-ees-annexation-after-board-approves-election/

$3B Convention Center Boosts Bird Safety in TX

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/could-bird-friendly-design-save-thousands-of-birds-in-dallas/3924362/

Detroit Zoo Cuts Off Water Tower Lighting for the Birds

https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/detroit-zoo-water-tower-lights-off-migrating-birds/ 

Louisiana Wildlife Federation Promotes Lights Out

https://www.newsbreak.com/news/4270043041812-louisiana-wildlife-federation-promotes-lights-out-for-bird-migration

Bird Groups in WI Call for Lights Out

https://www.apg-wi.com/spooner_advocate/news/regional/lights-out-alert-issued-statewide-in-wisconsin-for-tuesday-night-oct-7/article_54104903-5cbb-478a-9e64-0f8230d268db.html

Ditto WA

https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/peak-migration-brings-millions-birds-over-washington-state-skies-weekend/281-724eade8-9808-4fac-b7ba-567e2b86fad7

Window Crash Awareness Program in MO

https://www.kbia.org/kbia-news/2025-09-29/for-migrating-birds-windows-are-a-matter-of-life-or-death

 

Idaho Dark Sky Alliance Seeks Funds for New Observatory

https://eye onsunvalley.com/Story_Reader/13245/Observatory,-Fundraising-Campaign-Launched-for-Idaho%E2%80%99s-Dark-Skies/

Quinte, ON Debates Dark Sky Preserve

https://www.quintenews.com/2025/10/09/368172/

Gwinnett, GA Police Cruisers Will Run Their Light All Night

https://www.northgwinnettvoice.com/why-gwinnett-police-drive-with-blue-lights-on-even-when-its-not-an-emergency/

Kingsborough, NC Debates Light and Noise Regs for Data Centers

https://citizenportal.ai/articles/5901544/Edgecombe-County/North-Carolina/Kingsborough-Officials-Discuss-Noise-and-Light-Pollution-Regulations-for-Data-Centers

Hill Country, TX Celebrates Night Sky Month

https://www.tpr.org/news/2025-10-06/october-is-hill-country-night-sky-month

Salida, AR Hosts DarkSky Education

https://www.themountainmail.com/opinion/columnist/preserving-night-skies-dark-sky/article_1461458c-700a-412f-9f09-b1246dc5d505.html

Bat Week in WI

https://www.wjfw.com/news/international-bat-week-a-time-to-celebrate-and-learn-more-about-bats/article_58de54c7-b9d4-453c-afc8-abb9e1f62a62.html

Castlebar, Ireland Draws Complaints from Darkness Advocates

https://www.westernpeople.ie/news/castlebars-lights-detract-from-newports-dark-sky-efforts_arid-72297.html

Molina de Aragon, Spain has Terrible Uplights Now

https://www.ceisp.com/articulo_lucescei/molina-de-aragon-completa-su-skyline-nocturno/

Highlights from this episode:

• Health Studies

• New DarkSky Spots

• Action For the Birds

• Space Junk

Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle 

 

Sponsored by The National Association of Innovative Lighting Distributors visit https://naild.org/

 

Headlines and Sources:

GLA U Study Lists Light Pollution as an “Emerging Pollutant”

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00267-025-02284-1

 

ALAN and Health in the US – too complicated to measure

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12982-025-00972-1

 

ALAN Disrupts Menstrual Cycles

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/menstrual-cycles-forced-sync-moon-180000946.html

 

ALAN Leads to Excessive Gestational Weight Gain

https://www.scienc edirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0301479725033134

 

Chronic Insomnia Linked with Cognitive Decline

https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000214155

 

Circadian Stability is Key to Neurodevelopmental Disorder Management

https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/7/3/48

 

Your Gut Microbiome Has Circadian Rhythm

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07853890.2025.2561222

 

Winter Light Therapy Boosts Mental Health in Chinese Teens

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-18486-w

 

Sleepiness Linked with Skin Temperature

https://w ww.mdpi.com/2624-5175/7/3/51

 

Hospital Workers in Jordan Are Self Medicating with Sleep Aids

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41606-025-00149-4

 

NZ Bats Do Better Under Amber LED

https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7530824/v1

 

Light Pollution Increase Tiger Mosquito Activity

https://bmcenvsci.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s44329-025-00029-3

 

Salvador Bara Publishes “Light pollution regulations in the kingdom of Spain: challenges and perspectives”

https://zenodo.org/records/15400021

 

Kaua’i Launches New Bird Protection Program

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2025/09/16/hawaii-news/kauais-dark-skies-program-aims-to-protect-endangered-birds/

 

Lapalala Wilderness Nature Reserve is the First Park Recognized by DSI in South Africa

https://tedmag.com/south-africa-receives-first-dark-sky-park-designation/

 

Naseby, NZ is the Country’s First Dark Sky Community

https://darksky.org/news/naseby-becomes-new-zealands-first-international-dark-sky-community/

 

Cataloochee Ranch and The Swag in NC Earn DarkSky Approved Lodging Status

https://darksky.org/news/cataloochee-ranch-the-swag-expand-darksky-approved-lodging-to-east-coast/

 

Virgin, UT Debates Dark Sky Bylaw (Again)

https://citizenportal.ai/articles/5827001/Virgin/Washington-County/Utah/Town-Council-Discusses-Dark-Sky-Compliance-and-Light-Fixture-Upgrades

 

Cottonwood, TX Seeks DarkSky Designation

https://www.dailytrib.com/2025/09/23/cottonwood-shores-making-bid-for-dark-sky-designation-with-ordinance-updates/

 

Migration Season Advocacy in North TX

https://tx.audubon.org/press-release/fatal-bird-collisions-underscore-need-north-texans-go-lights-out-peak-fall-bird

 

… And OR

https://www.newsbreak.com/ktvz-news-channel-21-1276863/4254330212612-lights-out-oregon-bird-alliance-asks-you-to-go-dark-to-help-out-migrating-birds

 

… And IL

https://wgntv.com/news/illinois/millions-of-birds-to-fly-over-illinois-residents-asked-to-dim-lights/

 

… And College Station, TX

https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/brazos-county/college-station/safe-passage-city-acts-to-protect-migratory-birds-with-lights-out-college-station-campaign

 

… And Raleigh, NC Actually Turns Lights Off

https://abc11.com/post/city-raleigh-goes-lights-protect-migrating-birds-north-carolina-how-participate/17860885/

 

Bellaire, TX Debates Sign Variances

https://citizenportal.ai/articles/5787655/Bellaire/Harris-County/Texas/City-Council-Debates-Sign-Variance-and-Lighting-Issues-for-Harris-Health-Facility

 

Miami Approves 10-Story LED Billboard

https://www.miamitodaynews.com/2025/09/24/10-story-downtown-led-billboard-may-glow-in-new-deal/#google_vignette

 

Turtle-Unsafe Lighting at Glynn County, GA Buc-ee’s Still On
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/4252713230855-glynn-slow-to-shut-off-brighter-turtle-confusing-lights-near-buc-ee-s

 

LDS Breaks Ground on Temple in Las Vegas

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/lds-church-breaks-ground-lone-051050041.html

 

Harelbeke, Belgium Switches Street Lighting Plan from ‘Dark after 11’ to ‘Dim After 8pm’

https://taketonews.com/again-at-night-lighting-on-the-street-in-harelbeke/

 

Essex County, UK Goes Back to Full Night Lighting

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/night-street-lights-reinstated-to-improve-safety/ar-AA1MI0xn

 

FCC Reduces Environmental Oversight in Space

https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/environmental-exclusions-proposed-for-u-s-satellite-industry/#google_vignette

 

Vodafone Accused of Ruining Sky Views

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/09/14/vodafone-accused-ruining-night-sky-satellite-plans/

 

Walmart is Not switching stores to 10,000K

https://www.donaldsonvillechief.com/story/news/2025/09/17/is-walmart-switching-to-10000-kelvin-lights-what-to-know-about-tiktok-rumor-psychological-effects/86203228007/

Highlights from this episode:

• Wind Farms at Range

• Null Results

• Fake Crime

• Pufflings

Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle 

 

Sponsored by The National Association of Innovative Lighting Distributors visit https://naild.org/

 

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/

Highlights from this episode:

• Lights on the Borderlands

• Turtle Records

• Migrations

• Anyone for Tennis?

Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle 

 

Sponsored by The National Association of Innovative Lighting Distributors visit https://naild.org/

 

Headlines and Sources:

Marni Shindelman Photographs Light Pollution at ICE Detention Centers

https://oxfordamerican.org/eyes/restore-the-night-sky

 

DHS, ICE have 60 to Appeal Judge’s Ruling or Shut Down Facility in South FL

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y3lwze2njo

 

DHS Accelerates Construction on Mexico Border by Waiving Wildlife Protections

https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/trump-administration-waives-dozens-of-laws-to-bulldoze-border-wall-through-texas-national-wildlife-refuge-2025-08-25/

 

USCBP Plans Lighting, Sensors, Drones for Northern Border

https://www.am1100theflag.com/news/us-border-patrol-chief-paying-particular-close-attention-to-securing-northern-border/

 

Your Brain Burns Fat While Sleeping

https://www.moneycontrol.com/health-and-fitness/your-brain-burns-fat-in-sleep-study-links-night-time-energy-control-to-metabolism-article-13484109.html

 

Korean Sleep Study: Sleep Too Little – Die, Sleep Too Much – Also Die

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-15828-6

 

Sleep Disturbances Linked with Mental Health Changes

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11940-025-00847-5

 

And Chronic Diseases Leads to Poor Sleep

https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/7/3/44

 

Light Exposure After Dark Harms Bipolar People

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41398-025-03549-3

 

Bright Light in the Morning Boosts White Adipose Tissue Transcriptome

https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/7/3/45

 

Your Plasma’s Proteome has a Circadian Rhythm

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12014-025-09551-7#Sec17

 

Circadian Entrainment Key to Gymnastics Training

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13102-025-01291-3

 

Chinese Adults Like it When Parks Have Lighting

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-025-05666-2

 

Blue LED Light Harms Rat Retinas

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007 /s10792-025-03710-3

 

Glow in The Dark Succulents

https://gizmodo.com/glow-in-the-dark-succulents-could-be-the-future-of-ambient-lighting-2000648920

 

SQM Networks Need Maintenance

https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/542/1/272/8210404

 

DSI To Begin Recognizing Ports

https://apnews.com/press-release/ein-presswire-newsmatics/darksky-international-launches-new-port-marine-terminal-lighting-program-347204af5ffe003f2e88724e2d84d918

 

Breckenridge, CO Recognized by DSI

https://darksky.org/news/breckenridge-colorado-officially-designated-as-a-dark-sky-community/

 

Princia Secure $15K in Light Pollution Research Funding

https://www.50statestoday.com/article/840646460-princia-awarded-15-000-for-light-pollution-research

 

Light Pollution Extends Bird Activity by 50 Minutes per Day

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adv9472

 

Ft Myers Sets Record for Sea Turtle Strandings

https://www.fox4now.com/fort-myers-metro-south/record-sea-turtle-hatchlings-lost-on-fort-myers-beach-this-year

 

Sarasota, FL Sets Record for Turtle Hatchlings

https://www .wjhg.com/2025/08/22/2025-sea-turtle-hatchlings-numbers-surpass-last-years-totals/

 

Migration Season Awareness Campaign Begins in TX

https://www.nbcdfw.com/weather/weather-connection/lights-out-dfw-fall-2025-bird-migration/3906088/

 

And in Doylestown, PA

https://patch.com/pennsylvania/doylestown/doylestown-borough-turning-lights-out-migratory-birds

 

And in Hamilton ON

https://www.flamboroughtoday.com/local-news/turn-off-your-lights-at-night-to-protect-birds-says-local-non-profit-11091054

 

And in Bucks County, PA

https://www.newsbreak.com/bucks-county-courier-times-1590828/4177380784637-lights-out-why-some-bucks-county-officials-call-for-residents-to-kill-outdoor-lighting

 

And in MI

https://www.hollandsentinel.com/story/news/local/michigan/2025/08/26/michigan-bird-migration-map-2025-track-progress-radar/85829000007/

 

And in NC

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/cool-weather-in-nc-drives-bird-migration-here-are-the-kinds-you-might-see/ar-AA1LqIRo

 

Lights Out for Birds in Fort Worth, TX

https://www.newsbreak.com/news/4199905002539-fort-worth-joins-lights-out-campaign-to-protect-migratory-birds-during-peak-season

 

NMSU Prof Calls for Revisions to the New Mexico Night Sky Protection Act

https://www.kunm.org/local-news/2025-08-18/group-seeks-to-preserve-restore-the-dark-skies-of-new-mexico

 

Lakeville, IL Needs to Enforce Existing Lighting Rules

https://citizenportal.ai/articles/5600490/Massachusetts/Residents-urge-town-officials-to-enforce-night-sky-protection-measures

 

Humboldt, CA Sets New Lighting Regs

https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2025/aug/19/today-supes/

 

Mendham, NJ Passes Lighting Ordinance

https://patch.com/new-jersey/mendham-chester/noticing-more-stars-mendham-s-night-sky-could-be-why

 

Deschutes County, OR Holds Hearings on Ordinances

https://ktvz.com/news/2025/08/25/commissioners-to-hold-public-hearing-for-changes-to-county-outdoor-lighting-regulations/

 

Virgin, UT Debates Ordinances

https://citizenportal.ai/articles/5670788/Virgin/Washington-County/Utah/George-Rodinos-Advocates-Balance-Between-Safety-and-Dark-Skies-in-Virgin-Ordinances

 

Mineral County, NV Debates Trail Lighting

https://citizenportal.ai/articles/5665130/Nevada/Mineral-County-discusses-trailhead-lighting-and-wildlife-impact-mitigation-strategies

 

Sierra Vista AZ Golf Course Wants Lights, Neighbors Don’t

https://www.myheraldreview.com/news/sierravista/sierra-vista-golf-course-lights-spark-legal-challenge/article_9dd90989-7810-4109-a66f-de8ac52670a7.html

 

Fort Pierce, FL Pushes Back on Lighting Plans for Proposed Buc-ee’s Gas Station

https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/st-lucie-county/2025/08/29/fort-pierce-buc-ees-texas-gas-station-how-100-foot-sign-impacts-sea-turtle-nesting-light-pollution/85854925007/?taid=68b184b311aceb000166c5e1

 

Osage County, KS Residents Complain About New Lighting at Sheriff’s Office

https://citizenportal.ai/articles/5681470/Osage-County/Kansas/Officials-Address-Bright-Lights-Near-Sheriffs-Office-Affecting-Residents

 

LDS Breaks Ground on Temple in Heber Valley, UT, Locals Go to Appeals Court

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/church-begins-work-at-heber-valley-utah-temple-site-as-opponents-appeal-to-utah-supreme-court/ar-AA1Lm6kn

 

FL Allows LED Billboard on Trucks, How is That Still Legal?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/driver-shares-concerning-video-of-led-loaded-truck-lighting-up-road-should-be-illegal/ar-AA1Lgm6t

 

Dark Sky Roadshow in Yorkshire

https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/25402468.dark-sky-roadshows-return-yorkshires-howardian-hills/?ref=rss

 

Bats are Back on the Rhone River

https://www.world-today-news.com/batnight-discover-bats-in-the-rhon/#google_vignette

 

US Open Opts for Compliant Sports Lighting

https://www.tennis.com/baseline/articles/at-the-us-open-tennis-stars-shine-under-dark-sky-friendly-outdoor-lights

 

Not Sponsored: Access Sports Fixtures

https://www.businesstimesjournal.com/article/843045974-access-fixtures-brings-us-open-level-dark-sky-friendly-tennis-court-lighting-to-municipal-club-and-residential-courts

 

Chapell Roan Lyric Spikes Interest in Saskatchewan Summer Star Party 

https://www.space.com/stargazing/this-chappell-roan-song-boosted-interest-in-a-canadian-dark-sky-preserve-by-1-800-percent

Highlights from this episode:

• Go to Jail

• Shopping Problems

• Turtle Season

• Hospital Lighting

Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle 

 

Sponsored by The National Association of Innovative Lighting Distributors visit https://naild.org/

 

Headlines and Sources:

KTH Royal Institute of Technology Determines Safety is a Feeling

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11292-025-09683-8#Abs1

 

Pedestrian Safety is About Vertical and Horizontal Illuminance

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15502724.2025.2530036?src=exp-oa#d1e1624

 

Pedestrianized Lighting Design is Good, Actually

https://canadianinquirer.net/2025/08/15/moving-to-a-more-walkable-city-pays-off-for-health-scientists-find/

 

Federal Judge Pauses Expansion at FL ICE Facility for Two Weeks

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/environmental-concerns-could-halt-construction-at-alligator-alcatraz-detention-center

 

Survey Says: It’s Hard to Sleep in ICUs

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40001-025-03017-0

 

Sleep Rehab Linked with Cardiac Rehab

https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/8/e101950

 

Circadian Lighting Reduces Falls in Hospitals

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40724717/#:~:text=Conclusion%3A%20Circadian%20lighting%20was%20associated,%3B%20fall%20prevention%3B%20melanopic%20light.

 

Young Adults are More Anxious, Depressed as They Get Pushed off Chronotype

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-13490-6

 

Circadian Rhythms Are Established in Infancy

https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/7/3/41

 

Bird Vocalizations Change with Light at Night

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-14665-x

 

Tiger Mosquitos More Active Because of Light Pollution

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s44329-025-00029-3

 

ALAN Harms Mating in Glow-Worms

https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7076858/v1

 

ALAN Changes Medaka Courtship Rituals

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-11082-y

 

Blind Cavefish Harmed by Light at the DNA-level

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-62795-7

 

Audubon Society Begins Migration Awareness Campaign

https://act.audubon.org/a/lights-out-pledge?ms=twshare&snw=2&ref=fca1a878-b3e6-4d74-ac90-f965cb76f7e7

 

Hatching Season Begins in Anna Maria Island, FL

https://www.mysuncoast.com/2025/08/05/ami-turtle-watch-urges-caution-during-hatchling-season/

 

Hatching Season Opens in Naples, FL

https://www.gulfshorebusiness.com/gb_daily/hatchling-disorientations-rise-on-naples-beaches/

Disorientations are also on the rise

 

Ft Myers Beach Projects Includes Turtles Safe Lighting Advocacy

https://dredgewire.com/fort-myers-beach-nourishment-project-wrapping-up-turtle-friendly-lighting-urged/

 

Foster City, CA Plans Lighting Interventions to Counter Canada Gooses

https://www.smdailyjournal.com/news/local/foster-city-finalizes-a-nonlethal-geese-management-plan/article_09a7e906-f2fc-4365-92e1-2cdf27c237bf.html

 

Norfolk, VA Pauses Switch to LED over Complaints

https://keyt.com/news/2025/08/06/around-9000-street-lights-switched-out-amid-health-wildlife-concerns/

 

Teton, WY Confirmed as a DSI Community

https://usa-news.biz/2025/08/06/wyoming/teton-county-wy-becomes-the-worlds-first-certified-international-dark-sky-community/#google_vignette

Accolades official presented to city officials

 

Banks Peninsula, NZ seeks Dark Sky Reserve Status

https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-christchurch/dark-sky-area-survey-shows-strong-support-residents

 

Jefferson City, MO Wants to Go Dark Sky, Doesn’t Know How to Shop for Fixtures

https://www.newstribune.com/news/2025/aug/15/city-staff-drafting-dark-sky-ordinance/

 

NYC Chinatown Residents Push Back on Jail Expansion

https://documentedny.com/2025/08/13/chinatown-residents-confront-city-over-megajail-designs-at-first-public-workshop/

 

Clarksville City, TN To Start Enforcing Bylaws Related to Digital Signage 

https://www.theleafchronicle.com/story/news/local/clarksville/2025/08/11/clarksville-city-council-oks-digital-signs-bellamy-rezoning-deferred/85560454007/

 

Nobody Likes the Lighting at the Gloucestershire County Cricket Club

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/neighbours-complain-about-blinding-lights-as-cricket-club-plans-to-turn-on-floodlights-more-often/ar-AA1KjP5O

 

Castle Point, Essex Makes Street Lighting a Full-Night Feature After 11 Years

https://www.aol.com/news/council-switch-street-lights-again-041908918.html

 

AirBnB Couple Sues Special Lighting District in Conway, CA

https://www.unionleader.com/news/courts/california-couple-files-lawsuit-against-klp-in-conway-over-short-term-rental-rules/article_052c8cea-bb22-4267-9a14-29856efcf00d.html

 

Northern Arizona U Sports Teams Change Name Temporarily to Honor DarkSky Status

https://nauathletics.com/news/2025/8/11/general-cleared-for-takeoff-award-winning-astrojacks-soars-into-year-two.aspx

 

Astrotourism Up in Rural Canada

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-63-the-current/clip/16162075-why-dark-skies-across-canada-drawing-tourists

 

SpaceX Pledges to Pay for Rehab a TX Beach, Including Environmentally Safe Lighting

https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/south-texas/article/spacex-south-padre-beach-makeover-20813768.php

 

Low Orbit Objects Remain Bad for Radio Telescopes

https://www.space.com/astronomy/scientists-analyze-76-million-radio-telescope-images-find-starlink-satellite-interference-where-no-signals-are-supposed-to-be-present

 

Low Orbit Objects from AST Create Radio Pollution

https://www.pcmag.com/news/ham-radio-users-explain-why-theyre-worried-about-ast-spacemobiles-satellite

 

DarkSky Intl Names Capture the Dark Photo Contest Winners

https://darksky.org/news/capture-the-dark-2025-winners/