Category: Darkness News Update

Highlights from this episode:

• Soft Lights Keeps the Litigious Ball Rolling
• Lighting for Parks
• Fall Migrations
• Under the Sea

Sponsored by Evluma

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

Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle 

 

Headlines and Sources:

Soft Lights Files Suit Against FDA and NHTSA Over LED Headlights 

https://www.softlights.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Mark-Baker-v-FDA-NHTSA_Filed.pdf

Many LED Billboards Are Already Illegal

https://www.thedrive.com/news/dangerously-bright-led-billboards-are-illegal-heres-why-theyre-still-around

Deep Sea Mining Will Add Light Pollution

https://maritime-executive.com/editorials/artificial-light-is-the-next-ocean-pollutant-of-concern

EU Funds 4-Year Research Program on the Impacts of Sound and Light on Waterways

https://aquaplan-project.eu/

CIE Issues Statement on the Proper Light at the Proper Time

https://cie.co.at/publications/cie-position-statement-integrative-lighting-recommending-proper-light-proper-time-3rd

Circadian Disruption Linked with Obesity

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-70648-4

Flinders U Develop Circadian Lighting for Night Shift Workers

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-09-circadian-boosts-night-shift-workers.html

Rubenstein School Tests New Lighting for National Parks

https://www.psu.edu/news/health-and-human-development/story/shedding-light-how-make-national-park-visitors-feel-safe-night

Grand Teton National Park Tests Red Lighting

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-71868-4

Lahti, Finland Switches to Pollinator-Friendly Street Lighting

https://tedmag.com/finnish-city-unveils-pollinator-safe-streetlights/

Shanghai U Tests Circadian Interventions in Breast Cancer

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39266868/#full-view-affiliation-1

Sleep Quality Improves Alzheimer’s Symptoms

https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/6/4/35

Next Round of SpaceX Satellites to Emit Even More Radio Pollution  

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy4dnr8zemgo

Oregon Outback Dark Sky Sanctuary to Grow by 9 Million Acres

https://ktvz.com/news/2024/09/13/already-the-largest-in-the-world-eastern-oregons-dark-sky-sanctuary-is-expected-to-grow/

Kaikoura, NZ is a Dark Sky Sanctuary

https://vancouversun.com/travel/new-zealand-gains-third-dark-sanctuary

Paonia, CO Recognized by DSI

https://darksky.org/news/paonia-colorado-becomes-newest-international-dark-sky-communitypaonia/

Lights Out on the Centennial Bridge for Fall Migration

https://qctimes.com/news/local/centennial-bridge-lights-off-for-high-migration-night/article_90ca274c-7697-11ef-9fb9-bb23127ae36f.html

Ditto across IL
https://womiowensboro.com/ixp/463/p/illinois-residents-urged-turn-off-lights/

And HI

https://bigislandnow.com/2024/09/25/for-birds-sake-help-protect-young-seabirds-as-they-take-their-first-flight/

And LA

https://claiborneparishjournal.com/2024/09/25/fall-means-fledgling-birds-flying-south-for-the-first-time-lights-out-louisiana-even-more-critical/

Sea Turtles Thrive After Lighting Changes to Royal Air Force Bases on Cypress

https://www.newscaf.com/top-stories/sea-turtles-make-big-comeback-on-sandy-beaches-at_36570161.html

ALAN Linked with Seasonal Cricket Swarms

https://today.tamu.edu/2024/09/25/why-crickets-swarm-in-the-fall/

ALAN Contributes to the Spread of West Nile Virus

https://www.yahoo.com/news/third-mosquito-group-tests-positive-162853115.html

ALAN Is a Generational Harm to Zebrafish

https://earthsky.org/earth/light-pollution-fish-next-generation/

Brunswick, GA Debates Turtle Lighting
https://thebrunswicknews.com/turtle-lighting-concerns-raised-at-zoning-meeting/article_671554ba-7612-11ef-81e5-e78423a2cf09.html

Highland County Schools in VA Debate Responsible Lighting

https://www.therecorderonline.com/articles/dark-sky-lighting-proposal-presented-to-school-board/

Helena, MT to Vote on Billboard Restrictions

https://montanafreepress.org/2024/09/09/helena-to-consider-limiting-billboards/

Corrales, NM Will Not Allow Citizen Enforcement of Lighting Ordinance Violations

https://corralescomment.com/2024/09/26/controversial-lighting-ordinance-amendment-nixed/

New Lighting At Giza

https://egyptindependent.com/giza-pyramids-to-get-a-night-time-upgrade-and-recreational-area/

Highlights from this episode:

• Counting Birds

• Hazy Memories

• Court Decisions

• Parrotheads v Turtle Nests

 

Sponsored by Evluma

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

 

Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle 

 

Headlines and Sources:

 

Risk of Alzheimer’s Linked with Light Pollution

https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2024/09/06/new-study-links-light-pollution-to-heightened-risk-of-alzheimers-disease/

 

National Parks Service Tests Fisheye Lenses for ALAN Measurement

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1538-3873/ad6bc1

 

Ghent U Law Creates Light and Noise Policy Analysis Team

https://plan-b-project.eu/2024/08/13/meet-the-plan-b-consortium-ugent/

 

DSI Endorses US Dark and Quiet Skies Act

https://darksky.org/news/darksky-endorses-the-dark-and-quiet-skies-act/

 

Bird Strikes May Exceed 1 Billion per Year

https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/new-study-annual-bird-collision-deaths-could-top-1-billion-2024-08-09/#:~:text=New%20Study%3A%20Annual%20Bird%20Collision,Billion%20%2D%20Center%20for%20Biological%20Diversity&text=NEW%20YORK%E2%80%94%20A%20new%20study,1%20billion%20deaths%20a%20year

 

SRUC To Assist Bats

https://www.yahoo.com/news/people-working-help-scotlands-bats-215826276.html

 

Light Pollution is Making the Brains of Spiders Smaller

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/sep/04/light-pollution-is-shrinking-the-brains-of-city-dwelling-spiders-study-says?CMP=twt_a-environment_b-gdneco

 

Gunnison Gorge in CO is a DSI Park

https://darksky.org/news/gunnison-gorge-national-conservation-area-becomes-colorados-ninth-international-dark-sky-park/

 

Tubac, AZ is a Dark Sky Community

https://darksky.org/news/tubac-receives-coveted-international-dark-sky-community-designation/

 

Lewes, DL Meets on Dark Sky Initiative

https://www.coasttv.com/news/dark-skies-initiative-up-for-discussion-again-in-environmental-subcommittee-meeting/article_43ae10d2-63bd-11ef-abb3-bf9c1625a0c1.html

 

Corrales, NM Debates Lighting Code Updates

https://corralescomment.com/2024/09/03/lighting-complaints-trigger-push-for-code-updates/

 

3 CA Counties Push on Homeowners to Reduce Lighting

https://signalscv.com/2024/08/castaic-residents-asked-to-help-reduce-light-pollution/

 

New Lighting Regs and Enforcement in Sanibel, FL

https://winknews.com/2024/08/29/dark-light-fixture-requirements-and-code-enforcement-on-sanibel/

 

Yuma, AZ Adds Shielding Requirement for Lighting

https://www.yumasun.com/news/update-would-add-led-shielding-requirements-for-outdoor-lighting/article_6f202440-64ac-11ef-a39b-0b8f78ef2113.html

 

Kane County, IL Sets Light Pollution Laws 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/county-implements-strict-rules-common-103027307.html

 

STL Arch Makes a Tradition of Going Dark for Migration

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/mo/st-louis/weather/2024/08/29/the-stl-arch-will-go-dark-in-september-for-bird-migration

 

Misiones, Argentina Works on Night Restoration

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20240521-the-remote-argentinean-community-that-is-saving-the-stars

 

LDS Temple May Go Forward in Cody, WY

https://www.powelltribune.com/stories/cody-temple-again-cleared-to-move-forward,138181

 

Illuminated Kayak Tours in Holmes Beach, FL May Proceed 

https://www.islander.org/2024/09/temporary-injunction-against-kayak-tours-denied/

 

Great Neck, NY Moves Ahead with LED Street Lighting

https://theislandnow.net/initial-led-light-installation-expected-to-be-done-this-week-in-village-of-great-neck/ 

 

Fort Myers, FL Feuds with Margaritaville Resort Over TV Placement 

https://kvia.com/news/us-world/cnn-national/cnn-regional/2024/08/29/tvs-or-turtles-resort-fighting-order-to-remove-televisions-to-protect-sea-turtles/

 

Reflect Orbital to Bounce Daylight Around the Earth At Night

https://worldofsoftware.org/reflect-orbital-sells-sunlight-at-night-but-dont-trust-that-fancy-video/

 

Google Nest Adds Brightness Controls

https://www.livarava.com/technology/p/6933192#google_vignette

Highlights from this episode:

• New Research

• Flying South

• NIMBYism

• Rules for Rules

 

Sponsored by Evluma

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

 

Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle 

 

Headlines and Sources:

 

The Centre for the Protection of the Dark and Quiet Sky Secures US Grant for Satellite Mitigations

https://cps.iau.org/news/major-us-grant-awarded-to-cps-led-satellite-mitigation-project/

New program will help ground based observatories track and avoid low orbit clusters

 

UAB Forms Light Pollution Lab

https://www.uab.edu/news/campus/item/14301-light-pollution-is-being-tackled-through-new-lab-campus-shine-at-uab

 

OSU Begins Bird Strike Study

https://gazettetimes.com/news/local/education/osu-student-collects-data-on-bird-collisions/article_ee1cf779-d743-5f95-bc8b-4f8e24209270.html

 

Starry Skies is Good for STEM Education

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-69920-4#:~:text=Results%20show%20that%2C%20among%20populations,and%20behavioral%20interest%20in%20astronomy

 

Purple Light Improves Circadian System in Mice

https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/6/3/29

 

Substance Abuse is Bad for Your Circadian Rhythms; Circadian Disruption is Bad for Your Substance Abuse

https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/6/3/30

 

“Rawdogging” Your Flight is a Circadian Hazard

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/whats-on/raw-dogging-trend-flights-could-9502408

 

Light Pollution Regs and Where to Find Them

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4933953

 

Bursa Is Turkey’s First Dark Sky Park

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/bursa-unveils-countrys-first-dark-sky-park-199449?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_term=post

 

Isle of Rùm, Scotland Recognized by DSI as a Sanctuary

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly3x3np09xo

 

Bruneau Dunes State Park Recognized by DSI

https://idahobusinessreview.com/2024/08/21/southern-idaho-has-a-new-international-dark-sky-park/

 

Canberra, Australia Has Cut Light Pollution by 30%

https://phys.org/news/2024-08-years-milky-visible-central-paris.html

 

Lighting Regs are Helping UK Glow Worms

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/norfolk/sheringham-park/glowing-report-for-glow-worms-at-sheringham-park

 

DSWI is the Latest DarkSky Chapter

https://www.piercecountyjournal.news/stories/introducing-darksky-wisconsin-wis-darksky-international-chapter,102079

 

Hinsdale, IL Debates Lighting Bylaws

https://patch.com/illinois/hinsdale/hinsdale-may-pass-stricter-lighting-rules

Planning commission to consider exterior and interior lighting requirements

 

Ann Arbor, MI Picks 58 Watt Lights

https://www.wemu.org/wemu-news/2024-08-13/city-of-ann-arbor-approves-installation-of-58-watt-led-streetlights 

 

Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head, NC Switches to Wildlife Friendly Lighting

https://www.wtkr.com/news/in-the-community/outer-banks/jennettes-pier-in-nags-head-now-has-lights-that-help-protect-wildlife 

 

Moab, UT Audits Public Lighting for Retrofit 

https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/moab-announces-updates-on-current-upcoming-capital-projects/

 

New Oak Bay, BC Street Lighting Not In Line with Nearby Park Requirements

https://www.vicnews.com/opinion/letter-new-streetlights-in-oak-bays-uplands-not-dark-sky-compliant-7485294

 

New Advocacy in Vienna, VA

https://patch.com/virginia/vienna/advocates-push-solutions-light-pollution-northern-va

 

Doylestown, PA Plans Lights Out for Fall Migration

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

 

And in Lights Out Louisville Begins Advocacy for Fall Migrations

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2024/08/23/louisville-fall-bird-migration-turn-off-lights-in-september-october/74901669007/

 

And in Summit County, CO

https://www.summitdaily.com/opinion/get-wild-lights-out-for-bird-migration/

 

And in Bangalore, India

https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/cover-story/let-there-be-less-light/articleshow/112690975.cms

 

St Simons Island’s Turtle Conservationists Call for New Lighting Regs

https://thebrunswicknews.com/news/local_news/turtle-nest-monitors-calling-for-stronger-lighting-rules-in-new-ordinance/article_ae4f237c-5bed-11ef-80da-27a681ad98d3.html

 

New Novva Data Center Opts for ROLAN on their Exterior

https://www.commercialsearch.com/news/phoenix-lands-another-multibillion-dollar-data-center/

 

Maori Join Night Conservation Project in NZ

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/10/climate/climate-change-maori-new-zealand/index.html

 

Cass County DAR Gives Conservation Medal to Robert Parrish for Dark Sky Advocacy

https://www.leaderpub.com/2024/08/12/dar-honors-cass-county-dark-sky-enthusiast/

Highlights from this episode:

• Some Recognition from Part of the Federal Government

• Leaves are Too Tough to Chew

• Circadian Rhythms, Meals, and Medicine

• Win Some / Lose Some at the State Level

 

Sponsored by Evluma

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

 

Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle 

 

Headlines and Sources:

GSA Recognizes DLC LUNA

https://www.uslightingtrends.com/news/dlcs-luna-program-now-recognized-by-gsa/

DSI Launches Action Fund

https://darksky.org/news/darksky-international-launches-the-darksky-action-fund-to-combat-light-pollution/

ALAN Making Plant Leaves Too Dense for Insects to Eat

https://www.fo odmanufacturing.com/supply-chain/news/22916791/streetlights-running-all-night-makes-leaves-so-tough-that-insects-cant-eat-them

LED Lighting Does Result in Greater Reported Glare

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0042698924001019?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2nzxAhx9Y_A2meTEi8q7AE1mv0CN_jN7XuUrh31535_LCxksA7EgsAMDs_aem_xDW8sQlNW15mm2lHeqjajw#s0060

Circadian Alignment Linked with Cognitive Function As Humans Age 

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-64309-9

Stroke Also Causes Circadian Disruption

https://jcircadianrhythms.com/articles/10.5334/jcr.241

Circadian Treatments Found to Improve Lung Cancer Treatment 

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-68256-3#Sec18

Meal Timing Linked with Sleep Quality

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0308172

Shift Work Linked with Increases in BMI, Red Cell Count, Blood Sugar Levels

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-68378-8#Abs1

Lunchtime has Minimal Effect on Naptime (in Adults)

https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/6/3/27

Warm Milk Works, But More So with Ashwagandha and Tryptophan 

https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/6/3/28

DARPA To Build Street Lighting on The Moon

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/darpa-funding-plan-build-huge-175625804.html

Long March 6A Satellite Launch Included 50 Pieces of Debris 

https://spacenews.com/chinese-megaconstellation-launch-creates-field-of-space-debris/

Next Gen SpaceX Starlink Satellites to Be as Much as 2.4 Times Brighter

https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-direct-to-cell-satellites-light-pollution

Google Searches for Circadian Rhythms up 5000% in UK

https://www.psychreg.org/uk-searches-resetting-circadian-rhythms-skyrocket-sparking-renewed-focus-sleep-well-being/

Merano, Italy’s Town Hall Adds Light Level Sensor to Protect Nearby Alto Adige Observatory

https://time.news/merano-deals-with-light-a-special-sensor-on-the-town-hall-news/#google_vignette

Eiweiler, Germany is the 8th DSI-Recognized place in the Country

https://darksky.org/news/eiweiler-star-village-becomes-the/

Grand Wailea Hotel, Honolulu Agrees to Reduce Brightness, Fund Conservation

https://www.yahoo.lcom/news/groups-reach-agreement-grand-wailea-035900501.html

Mass Darkness Bills Fail

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/08/08/science/light-pollution-is-making-it-harder-to-see-stars/

IL Darkness Bill Passes

https://senatorlauraellman.com/news/press-releases/250-illinois-to-see-less-light-pollution-thanks-to-new-ellman-law

Fairview, TX Denies Permits to Proposed LDS Temple

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/fairview-texas-lds-church-temple-proposal/287-0c59ab71-879a-430e-9b46-fefccd72c7a8

NY Civil Liberties Union Pushes Back on Smart LEDs in Great Neck, NY 

https://islandnow.net/nyclu-representative-concerned-about-pairing-smart-city-system-with-led-lights-in-great-neck/

Minot, ND Council Debates Light Trespass

https://www.minotdailynews.com/news/local-news/2024/08/council-caught-in-property-rights-debate/

Moab, UT Blocks Communications Tower

https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/plans-for-a-tower-taller-than-utahs-tallest-building-are-scrapped-after-community-outcry/

Town of Truckee, CA Names Winners of Photo Contest

https://yubanet.com/regional/town-of-truckee-announces-dark-skies-photo-contest-winners-at-exhibit-reception/

Highlights from this episode:

• Orbital Debris

• TV Before Bed

• Hurricane Recovery

• Local Debates

 

Sponsored by Evluma

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

 

Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle 

 

Headlines and Sources:

FCC Side with SpaceX over DSI in Light Pollution Complaint
https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-court-rejects-challenges-fcc-approval-spacex-satellites-2024-07-12/

Former SpaceX Staffer Plans Reflector Satellite Service for Solar Farms 

https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/reflect-orbital-space-solar-power/

Stanford U Commercializes Night Solar Panels

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/technology/solar-panels-that-can-generate-electricity-at-night-have-been-developed/ar-BB1qmf38

IAU General Assembly Session on Satellite Pollution

https://cps.iau.org/meetings/iauga24cps/

New Zealand Starlight Conference

https://starlightconference.org.nz/

New Dye for Blue-Reducing Lenses Patented

https://dallasinnovates.com/patented-aizacos-microplastics-detection-and-removal-technology-plus-more-north-texas-inventive-activity/

LG Displays OLEDs Are Sleep Friendly

https://www.ledinside.com/news/2024/7/2024_07_23_01

Body Temp Linked with Circadian Rhythm

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-67297-y#Sec2

New Interdisciplinary Recommendations for Insect Impacts

https://communities.springernature.com/posts/how-to-reduce-the-negative-impacts-of-artificial-light-at-night-on-flying-insects

Circadian Rhythms Linked with Receptor Densities

https://source.wustl.edu/2024/07/daily-rhythms-depend-on-receptor-density-in-biological-clock/

Circadian Dysregulation Linked with Alzheimer’s

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/photonics/articles/10.3389/fphot.2024.1389683/full

RAC Seeks to Secure Funds for Glare Study

https://www.ledsmagazine.com/specialty-ssl/article/55126071/new-uk-government-must-continue-to-fund-study-of-led-headlight-glare-says-motoring-group

Vegas Passes Lighting Ordinance Ahead of LDS Temple Project

https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/las-vegas/lds-temple-project-takes-a-major-step-forward-in-las-vegas-3096604/

Shield Ranch Barton Creek, TX is an Urban Night Sky Place

https://darksky.org/news/shield-ranch-barton-creek-named-the-first-urban-night-sky-place-in-texas/

Twentynine Palms, CA Debates Light Trespass Regs

https://z1077fm.com/twentynine-palms-planning-commission-to-discuss-lighting-this-week/

Catlins, NZ to Pursue DSI Recognition

https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/07/18/could-this-be-new-zealands-next-dark-sky-reserve/

Taos, NM Updates Lighting Ordinance

https://www.taosnews.com/news/environment/preserving-ancestral-skies/article_c803f5ec-f349-55e9-af73-70fae5dc0191.html

DS Oregon Pushes Back On Light in the Columbia River Gorge

https://www.columbian.com/news/2024/jul/22/night-skies-in-the-gorge-are-getting-brighter-this-group-is-pushing-back/

Lincolnwood, IL Bans “Garish” Lights from Business

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/19/lincolnwood-bans-garish-lights-called-attention-getting-devices/

Hurricane Recovery Grants Pay for Turtle-Safe Lighting in FL

https://inside.lighting/news/24-07/visionaire-cree-hapco-cash-77-million-florida-grant-sea-turtles

Ann Arbor, MI Debates Street Light Brightness

https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2024/07/proposed-led-streetlights-are-too-bright-ann-arbor-dark-sky-proponents-argue.html

Swanage, Dorset, UK to Switch to Dimmer Street Lights

https://us14.admin.mailchimp.com/reports/clickmap?id=8829524

Melbourne, Australia to Switch of Digital Billboard Late at Night

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/jul/18/let-there-be-night-digital-billboards-to-be-turned-off-to-curb-light-pollution-under-melbourne-city-proposal

Groveland, FL Adopts Dark Sky Ordinance

https://www.cnu.org/publicsquare/2024/07/16/city-looks-stars-lighting-policy?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2SkT8lHNtG5wlGrXvqtiz-UFJwAheV47VA0ntZRffoYsZzy0YqVeRfi_U_aem_nuSZdS63zGHO89EEYGwe6A

Guelph, ON Approves Light Pollution Bylaw

https://www.guelphtoday.com/local-news/guelph-is-getting-a-light-pollution-bylaw-9250664

Anna Maria Island, FL Sets Record For Sea Turtle Nests

https://www.yahoo.com/news/record-sea-turtle-nests-continue-080432203.html

Truckee, CA Holds Night Photo Contest

https://www.yahoo.com/news/record-sea-turtle-nests-continue-080432203.html

DSI Releases Coloring Pages

https://darksky.org/news/coloring-pages-for-summer-travel/

Traverse City, MI School Will Pay $100 in Fines to Keep Lighting, Insists It’s for Safety

https://www.record-eagle.com/news/local_news/lights-still-on—for-safety-school-officials-say/article_039b169c-49ce-11ef-b377-8f5cb3a91ca0.html

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

Highlights from this episode:

• Regulators

• Diabetes

• Florida

• Ads In Space

 

Sponsored by Evluma

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

 

Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle 

 

Headlines and Sources:

 

Soft lights petitions EPA on LED Regulation

https://www.softlights.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Compliance-with-21-USC-360ii.pdf?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR18ItOkmrEND-jgmB4Mgy2uX9oTVQb-9ViQjAemvDxgVJ5iCnwlTg7We-o_aem_DJmw1bjhudlpE5Z3z_A

 

ALA, NEMA Comment on Proposed DSI Lighting Fixture Specs 

https://www.lightnowblog.com/2024/06/industry-developing-new-darksky-fixture-specifications/

 

It’s Hard to Track How Long it Takes to Re-Entrain After DST

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/photonics/articles/10.3389/fphot.2024.1386703/abstract

 

ALAN Associated with Type 2 Diabetes

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanepe/article/PIIS2666-7762(24)00110-8/fulltext?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3wAtFALiA13Tb7NZ_V57u_VZj61sg_-CGjf96P9SC3RXgA2qBQla6F748_aem_ZmFrZWR1bW15MTZieXRlcw

 

Circadian Disruptions Linked with Retinopathy in Alzheimer’s

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/photonics/articles/10.3389/fphot.2024.1389683/abstract

 

You Make Riskier Decisions When Suffering from Circadian Disruptions

https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/6/2/20

 

Sleep Loss Affects Red Cell Counts (in Portuguese Firefighters)

https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/6/3/21

 

New Night Vision Glasses

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.202402777

 

Chilean Desert Observatories Struggles with Light Pollution from Expanding Mines

https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2024-chile-atacama-desert-astronomy-light-pollution/?cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&embedded-checkout=true

 

Bruneau Dunes Park in Idaho Recognized by DSI

https://www.kmvt.com/2024/06/14/bruneau-dunes-state-park-receives-dark-sky-certification/

 

5000 Light Fixtures Swapped in the Grand Canyon National Park

https://www.williamsnews.com/news/grand-canyon-news/more-than-5-000-light-fixtures-at-grand-canyon-now-dark-sky-friendly/article_97565906-2dc1-11ef-8a48-9b922c9114f8.html

 

Palm Beach Headland, Australia Recognized by the DSI

https://darksky.org/news/palm-beach-headland-becomes-australias-first-urban-night-sky-place/

 

Ross, CA Debates DSI Project

https://www.marinij.com/2024/06/23/ross-considers-pursuit-of-dark-sky-designation-on-light-pollution/

 

Lights Out in Doylestown, PA

https://buckscountyherald.com/stories/doylestown-township-joins-lights-out-to-protect-birds-pollution-atlantic-flyway,52501

 

Liberty Hill, TX Considers Reward For Business That Comply with Lighting Ordinances Early

https://communityimpact.com/austin/leander-liberty-hill/government/2024/06/27/liberty-hill-leaders-consider-launching-dark-skies-business-recognition-program/

 

Kane County, IL Set Light Pollution Policy

https://phys.org/news/2024-06-wildlife-illinois-kane-county-forest.html#google_vignette

 

Pink Shell Beach Resort in Fort Myers Completes Turtle Safe Project 

https://www.canadianinsider.com/pink-shell-beach-resort-marina-achieves-turtle-safe-certification

 

Foley, FL Sets Lighting Regs for Beach Development

https://gulfcoastmedia.com/stories/foley-adopts-new-regulations-to-limit-light-pollution,221740

 

Disoriented Loggerhead Turtle Killed by Vehicle Operator on Anna Maria Island, FL

https://hoodline.com/2024/06/vehicle-fatally-strikes-nesting-loggerhead-sea-turtle-on-anna-maria-island-amidst-disorientation-issues/

 

Subsequently, FL DoT Changes Lighting Regs After Death of Sea Turtle

https://www.fox13news.com/video/1474791

 

Jeffersontown, KY Residents Raise Concerns Over Lighting at New Shopping Center

https://www.wlky.com/article/tucker-station-shopping-center-jeffersontown-development/61147092

 

Guelph, ON Debates Lighting Laws

https://www.guelphtoday.com/local-news/dont-let-your-light-shine-through-recommends-city-staff-9117032

 

Tucson, AZ Crime Rates Down As Lighting Gets More Responsible 

https://app.powerbigov.us/view?r=eyJrIjoiY2ViZmNiYzAtMDQ5ZC00OTMwLTliMTgtYjM1ZjAwYjJlMTkzIiwidCI6ImQyMWU1OWVjLWMyMDgtNDNlYi1hYWYxLWNmMDZkOWExOTZlMCJ9&pageName=ReportSectionccd6be2a1a0db780dadd&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3TXT1H6tUnIGtTvwDZRScihgUpYYQ3LP_KM5dEhwD7-Sh9dUDvxq2NJ5E_aem_ZmFrZWR1bW15MTZieXRlcw

 

Proposed LDS Temple in Fairview, TX Includes Dimmable, Directed Lighting

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/faith/2024/06/17/what-we-know-about-the-church-of-the-latter-day-saints-proposed-temple-in-fairview/#:~:text=Church%20officials%20want%20to%20build,not%20happy%20with%20the%20proposition.&text=The%20Church%20of%20Jesus%20Christ%20of%20Latter%2Dday%20Saints%20wants,The%20proposal%20faces%20much%20resistance.

 

RAS Publishes Condemnation of Space Marketing

https://ras.ac.uk/sites/default/files/2024-06/Statement%20on%20Space-based%20Advertising.pdf

Highlights from this episode:

• Test Cases

• Case Studies

• Waterfronts

• A History Lesson

 

Sponsored by Evluma

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

 

Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle 

 

Headlines and Sources:

DLC LUNA Group Publishes Study on Light Pollution and Energy Use

https://mailchi.mp/designlights/nlc5-1-draft-qasession-reminder-230883?e=1f3e5497d1

DSI Releases State of Science Report

https://zenodo.org/records/11431447

Slovakian Team Creates Realistic Polarization Model for Sky Brightness

https://academic.oup.com/mnrasl/article/532/1/L70/7682394?login=false

PNNL Tackles Flicker in Automotive Lighting

https://saemobilus.sae.org/papers/flicker-going-here-temporal-light-modulation-automotive-lighting-2024-01-2462

Phone Screens (but Maybe Not the Content on Them) Are Fine Before Bed 

https://www.gearrice.com/update/a-harvard-study-says-smartphones-can-affect-sleep-but-blue-light-has-nothing-to-do-with-it/

Meta-Study Links Circadian Dysruption with Metabolic Disease

https://www.nature.com/articles/s42255-024-01051-6

IGB Finds That Lighting Changes Save Insects 

https://article.wn.com/view/2024/06/13/New_road_lights_fewer_dead_insects_insectfriendly_lighting_s/

Reducing Coastal Lighting Reduces Seabird Strandings

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0295098

Tivoli Debuts Turtle Safe Tapelight

https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/NATURA-CO-HOLDING-S-A-6497167/news/Tivoli-Lighting-Introduces-Natura-Turtle-Safe-LED-Tape-Light-46908691/

Dutch Ports Balance Lighting 

https://www.interregnorthsea.eu/darker-sky/news/how-nports-approaches-the-balancing-act-of-implementing-new-lighting-concepts

Indian Gov to Limit Light Pollution in Hoardings

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/bmcs-draft-hoarding-policy-to-focus-on-stability-light-pollution-101718220485440.html

CO Celebrates Dark Sky Month

https://www.cpr.org/2024/05/31/where-to-celebrate-dark-sky-month-colorado-new-mexico/

New Environmental Groups Seek Injunctions Against Maui Hotel

https://www.civilbeat.org/beat/environmental-groups-seek-injunction-in-maui-seabird-case/

Teton County, WY Works for DSI Recognition

https://buckrail.com/teton-county-could-become-a-certified-dark-sky-community/

Sunshine Coast of Australia Seeks DSI Recognition

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-09/sunshine-coast-hinterland-bid-for-dark-sky-reserve-status/103929006?utm_medium=social&utm_content=sf273492747&utm_campaign=tw_abc_news&utm_source=t.co&sf273492747=1

Folly Beach, SC Proposes Turtle Lighting Regs

https://www.counton2.com/news/local-news/folly-beach-considering-updated-lighting-rules-to-protect-sea-turtles-what-are-the-proposed-changes/

Park City, UT Switches Street Lighting for the Better

https://www.kpcw.org/park-city/2024-05-31/park-city-gets-summer-spruce-up-dark-sky-compliant-lighting

New High Rises in Forster-Martin, BC Raise Concerns over Light Trespass

https://www.peacearchnews.com/letters/letter-give-white-rock-residents-a-break-from-bright-light-7378562

Tesla Gigafactory Draws LP Complaints

https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/31/texas-gigafactory-might-have-an-oft-overlooked-pollution-problem/

Austin Moontowers Go LED

https://www.fox7austin.com/news/austin-moontower-gets-upgraded-led-lights

Highlights from this episode:

• FDA Denials

• There’s an App for That

• Pauses and Paws at the Border

• Stressed Rodents

 

Sponsored by Evluma

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

 

Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle 

 

Headlines and Sources:

 

FDA Declines SoftLight’s Petition
https://www.softlights.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Final-Response-Citizen-Petitions-FDA-2022-P-1151-FDA-2023-P-0233-FDA-2023-P-3828-FDA-2023-P-3879.pdf?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2QdAAQ2InBA_-eR_wEc1b9UABv5iv3F8dGlCEzRxbKBakFWte0UcVB9z0_aem_AYQg6dcTo38Dct1WF3RFPOQjOqhO4zO2GDi6VCSuTTUCzqtSA4oxsjO-17vgDblML7-Lhwe4eEgfcCiOVoH4YQXS

 

Australian Parliamentary Staffer Can’t Get Better Office Lighting

https://headtopics.com/au/parliament-house-worker-has-seizure-after-request-for-53279217

 

Border Agency Pauses Lighting on TX Border

https://www.tpr.org/border-immigration/2024-05-23/border-agency-pauses-plan-for-high-intensity-lighting-in-west-south-texas-amid-legal-fight

 

AZ Artist Protests Border Infrastructure By Projecting Light Onto It 

https://azdailysun.com/in-arizona-an-art-installation-highlights-the-u-s–mexico-border-s-impact-on/article_4b615d74-1c51-11ef-8cb9-17b3125cf59a.html/

 

ALAN Reflected Off Water Researched

https://www.jlimnol.it/jlimnol/article/view/2173

Studying the Skyglow from Lollapalooza Berlin ’16

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-62448-7

 

Everyone is More Stressed and Sleep Deprived Now

https://www.sleepfoundation.org/sleep-news/gallup-sleep-stress-poll

 

Monash U Tests Personal Sleep-Wake Program for Shift Workers

https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/6/2/19

 

All Day Light During Pregnancy Changes Circadian Gene Expression (in Rats)

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306452224002082

 

Stress Hormones in Teen (Mice) Linked with Circadian Response

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00213-024-06616-7

 

Light Pollution Harms Chameleons in Captivity

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJRGR1hOeV8

 

New Donors for Fountain Hills Dark Sky Center in AZ

https://ktar.com/story/5575036/donors-to-match-contributions-to-fountain-hills-dark-sky-center-for-limited-time/

 

DarkSky Ireland Secures Funding from Community Foundation

https://www.leavenotraceireland.org/press-release-dark-sky-ireland-celebrates-significant-funding-boost/

 

Traverse City Civil Court Upholds Lighting Regs

https://milawyersweekly.com/news/2024/05/19/real-property-nuisance-outdoor-lighting-ordinance/

 

New Castle County Council in DW Approves Light Pollution Ordinance 

https://townsquaredelaware.com/ncco-takes-another-step-to-curb-light-pollution/

 

San Marcos, TX Passes Lighting Reg

https://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/news/new-darksky-texas-lighting-initiative-will-have-local-impact

 

As Does Manzanita, OR

https://www.tillamookheadlightherald.com/opinion/letter-dark-sky-ordinance/article_06d95196-196a-11ef-bf9d-5f7f8e8c83f0.html

 

Advocates Meet on Lighting in Lauwersoog, Netherlands

https://www.interregnorthsea.eu/darker-sky/news/engaging-the-lauwersoog-community-in-our-light-modification-plans

 

Atlanta Volunteers Patrol for Bird Strikes

https://hoodline.com/2024/05/atlanta-s-dawn-patrol-volunteers-tackle-skyline-bird-collisions-amid-migration-season/

 

Lights Out in Portland, Maine

https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/life/animals/lights-out-turning-lights-off-at-night-helps-save-birds-lives-migration-may-october-northeast/97-9ab89149-07da-4583-81d3-5b02bb91ae01

 

Calgary, AB Bird Watchers Raise Concerns Over Lighting

https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/calgary-s-growing-birding-community-concerned-about-migration-light-pollution-1.6899225

 

Canterbury, NZ Plans Astrotourism Campaign

https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/05/19/how-the-night-sky-could-brighten-canterburys-economy/

 

Carrickalinga in South Australia is a Dark Sky Community

https://darksky.org/news/carrickalinga-becomes-australias-first-international-dark-sky-community/

 

DSI Recognizes Moab, UT

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2024/05/30/moab-gets-new-honor-thanks-its/

 

Residents of Johor Bahru, Malaysia Celebrate AIA Sign Being Turned Off 

https://newsexplorer.net/z/485833.html

The Darkness News Update is a biweekly series that explores current events in light at night – be it biological research, new developments in lamps, actions by advocates, and changes in policy.

 

Highlights from this episode:

• Going Back to Court

• New Policies

• Migrations

• Email

 

Sponsored by Evluma

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

 

Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle 

 

Headlines and Sources:

 

Maui Resort Sued Over Lighting for Second Time

https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/second-lawsuit-filed-to-protect-hawaiian-petrels-from-dangerous-lighting-at-mauis-grand-wailea-resort-2024-05-02/

 

Austria Passes Light Pollution Legislation

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/yana-yakushina_landesrecht-konsolidiert-ober%C3%B6sterreich-activity-7193202025612935169-Uzpo/

 

Abu Dhabi Sets ‘Dark Sky’ Policy

https://www.dmt.gov.ae/-/media/Project/DMT/DMT/E-Library/05-23/Abu-Dhabi-Dark-Sky-Policy_Version-10.pdf

 

Maine Approves New Lighting Regs for Mining Operations

https://miningconnection.com/surface/news/article/regulators_approve_changes_to_maine_mining_laws_paves_way_for_small_scale_l/

 

Circadian Rhythm Linked with Tumor Infiltration 

https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(24)00410-0#secsectitle0035

 

Circadian Misalignment Linked with Diabetes

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jproteome.3c00418

 

Study Links Light at Night with Stroke

https://www.breakinglatest.news/health/night-lights-and-stroke-risk-a-correlation-emerges/

 

46% of People with Poor Sleep Report Poor Mental Health

https://www.sleepfoundation.org/sleep-news/sleep-quality-and-mental-health-connection

 

Bar-Ilan U Maps Clock Genes

https://elifesciences.org/articles/89499

 

LEDVANCE Offers Field-Adjustable Lighting Distribution

https://www.uslightingtrends.com/portfolio/ledvance-opti-select-sets-new-industry-standard-with-field-adjustable-distribution-eliminating-the-need-for-lens-swaps/

 

Kawarau Gibbston, NZ Named Dark Sky Park

https://lightedmag.com/new-zealand-certified-for-9th-international-dark-sky-place/

 

Grand Lake, CO Picked for Dark Sky Mentorship Program

https://www.skyhinews.com/news/town-of-grand-lake-selected-for-darksky-colorado-mentorship-program/

 

Old Snowmass, CO Seeks DarkSky Recognition

https://www.aspentimes.com/news/old-snowmass-working-to-become-first-dark-sky-community-in-the-valley/

 

Centennial Bridge (it’s between IA and IL) Going Dark for Migration

https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-news/its-lights-out-on-centennial-bridge-to-help-migratory-birds/

 

Chicago Animal Care and Control Really Wants Lights Out to Happen this Spring

https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-turn-off-lights-migratory-birds/

 

Harrisburg, PA to Host a Billion Migratory Birds This Week

https://www.yahoo.com/news/over-1-billion-birds-pass-164305746.html

 

Nova Scotians Call for Bird Protections at Land-Based Wind Farms 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/migratory-birds-nova-scotia-land-based-wind-farms-1.7205202

 

Cornell Releases Documentary Film on Light Out Texas

https://birdcast.info/science-to-action/lights-out/lights-out-texas-documentary/

 

Sea Turtle Hatching Soon in NC

https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/news/2024/05/07/start-of-sea-turtle-nesting-season-in-north-carolina

 

Fort Myers, FL Construction Threatens Turtles

https://winknews.com/2024/05/13/construction-causing-concerns-for-turtles-nesting-on-fmb/

 

World Bank Pulls Funds for Mauripur, Pakistan Street Lighting Over Turtle Safety

https://thecurrent.pk/world-bank-withdraws-from-mauripur-road-citing-light-pollution-sindh-govt-insists-on-keeping-artificial-lights/

 

Uttarakhand, India Tourism and Development Begins Astrotourism Campaign

https://www.thejaipurdialogues.com/featured/nakshatra-sabha-uttarakhand-s-game-changing-astro-tourism-venture/ 

 

Heritage Council Funds Dark Sky Ireland

https://www.leavenotraceireland.org/press-release-heritage-council-funding-for-dark-sky-irelands-organisational-capacity/

 

Hayling Island, UK Can Only Host 65 Weddings per Year to Limit Light Pollution

https://www.yahoo.com/news/hayling-island-woodland-wedding-venue-053343155.html

 

Gateshead, UK Reviews Dimming Plans

https://www.yahoo.com/news/safety-fears-prompt-streetlight-dimming-080003612.html

 

County Durham, UK Allows Horse Arena To Proceed Despite Complaints of Light Pollution

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/county-durham-horse-arena-can-29172490

 

Penn Woman First in US to Be Tested for LED Seizures Not-Related to Epilepsy

https://www.tpr.org/news/2024-05-16/pennsylvania-woman-may-be-the-first-in-u-s-to-be-tested-on-ties-between-non-epileptic-seizures-and-led-exposure

LV Suburb Approves LDS Temple, Provided it Meets Local Lighting Rules

https://www.ktnv.com/news/locals-have-mixed-reactions-after-commission-recommends-plans-for-new-lds-temple

 

Hunterdon, NJ Rejects Cannabis Farms

https://420intel.com/articles/2024/05/14/hunterdon-town-rejects-medical-cannabis-cultivation-facility

 

So I got an Email from My Boss

https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/cntrng-crm/crm-prvntn/fndng-prgrms/scrt-nfrstrctr-prgrm/index-en.aspx