Category: Darkness News Update

Highlights from this episode:

• Worldwide Campaigns

• NSF Grants

• Meta Studies

• Soft Lights Contra Connecticut

 

Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle 

 

Headlines and Sources:

NSF Grant Goes to Lighting and Safety in Park Study

https://new.nsf.gov/news/nsf-graduate-research-fellows-saving-tigers-studying-cancer

 

India’s National Green Tribunal Pushes Gov to Investigate Harms of Light Pollution

https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/ngt-government-response-impact-artificial-light-at-night-humans-environment

 

Climate Africa Media Initiative Center Raises Alarm Over Light Pollution 

https://naturenews.africa/camic-raises-alarm-over-light-pollution-impacts/

 

Light Pollution Alters Ecosystem and Resident Behaviors in Coral Reefs 

https://www.earth.com/news/light-pollution-is-transforming-nightlife-on-coral-reefs/

 

Meta-Study Connects Aging, Lung Cancer, and Circadian Rhythms

https://www.aginganddisease.org/EN/10.14336/AD.2024.1188

 

Circadian Rhythms Form Within 6 Weeks After Birth

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00431-024-05951-3#Sec16

 

Mayo Dark Sky Park Wins ‘Dark Sky Place of the Year Award’

https://www.mayonews.ie/news/local-news/1689377/mayo-international-dark-sky-park-wins-award.html

 

Edinburgh Castle Light Show Provokes Complaints

https://x.com/LibertyBiscuits/status/1873875870634697133

 

Cranborne Chase National Landscape Asks Neighbors to Reduce Light Pollution

https://www.yahoo.com/news/dark-skies-leaders-unique-issue-100651851.html

 

Sunshine Coast Astronomy Club (a RASC Centre) Begins Advocacy Campaign in BC

https://www.coastreporter.net/local-arts/sunshine-coast-astronomers-have-a-bright-idea-turn-down-the-lights-10002172

 

Pitkin County, CO Approves New Lighting Code (Provisionally)

https://www.aspendailynews.com/news/county-officials-encouraged-by-dimmer-views/article_46d777f4-bf79-11ef-965f-b3c4432f3d68.html

 

Heber City, UT’s plans to Annex North Village Comes with Lighting Complaints

https://townlift.com/2024/12/heber-city-approves-controversial-north-village-annexation-after-marathon-meeting/

 

Lowell Observatory Calls Out Harms and Hazards of Starlink, Other Low-Earth Objects

https://www.azfamily.com/2025/01/03/flagstaff-astronomers-concerned-over-rise-satellites-orbiting-earth/

 

Mark Baker Files Petition over CT’s Switch to LEDs for Emergency Vehicles

https://insideinvestigator.org/advocates-raise-alarm-over-led-lights-sirens/

 

Blue Blocker Lenses Do Mess With Your Color Perception

https://www.kmuj.kmu.edu.pk/article/view/23579

Highlights from this episode:

• Maps

• Parks

• Dim Winters in the UK

• Holiday Complaints

 

Sponsored by Evluma

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

 

Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle 

 

Headlines and Sources:

Yana Yakushina Publishes Light pollution regulations and where to find them 

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0301479724037435

 

Aquaplan Publishes Maps of EU Aquatic Habitats Threatened by Light Pollution

https://aquaplan-project.eu/first-map-of-european-aquatic-habitats-with-both-light-and-noise-pollution-revealed/

 

Circadian Disruption Affects Fetal Development (in Mice)

https://jcircadianrhythms.com/articles/10.5334/jcr.249

 

DSI Recognizes Browns Canyon Monument in CO

https://kdvr.com/denver-guide/things-to-do/browns-canyon-national-monument-dark-sky-certified/

 

DSI Also Recognizes Cottonwood Canyon State Park in OR

https://darksky.org/news/cottonwood-canyon-state-park/

 

Booking.com Spots Trend in Astrotourism

https://www.nbcrightnow.com/national/nocturnal-tourism-is-skyrocketing-this-stellar-arizona-town-is-the-perfect-heavenly-spot/article_12a2de53-fe11-58ba-86a1-07291d7b002a.html 

 

Advocates for Petrels Point Out Issues in New Caledonia

https://ecolightsforseabirds.weebly.com/news/new-caledonia-a-killing-field-for-threatened-goulds-petrel-and-at-least-two-other-petrel-species

 

Drone Panic in Leads Former MD Gov. Larry Hogan to Mistake Orion’s Shoulders for Surveillance

https://www.yahoo.com/news/former-governor-maryland-mocked-posting-151655973.html

 

Mark Baker Sues Over Bay Bridge Lights

https://sfstandard.com/2024/12/18/bay-bridge-led-lights-lawsuit/

 

Charlotte, NC Police Plan to Keep Blue Cruiser Lights on At All Times 

https://hoodline.com/2024/12/charlotte-police-amplify-visibility-with-heartbeat-initiative-blue-cruiser-lights-aim-to-deter-crime/

 

Okanogan County, WA Implements Dark Sky Regs

https://www.qcherald.com/stories/okanogan-county-zone-code-hearings-draw-strong-public-response,104566

Pitkin County, CO Ponders Lighting Code Changes

https://spotoncolorado.com/northwest-colorado/2087860/pitkin-county-commissioners-consider.html

 

Holmdel, NJ Synagogue Goes Ahead with Shielded Lighting

https://www.tapinto.net/towns/hazlet-and-keyport/sections/religions-and-spirituality/articles/first-synagogue-in-holmdel-township-up-for-vote-with-the-holmdel-planning-board

 

Winterthur Trade Museum Hosts  “Lighten Up! In the rhythm of day and night”

https://artdaily.com/news/176565/Artists-explore-the-link-between-living-organisms-and-the-circadian-cycle-of-light-and-darkness

 

Devon, UK Dimming Street Lighting by 40%

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/devon-street-lights-to-be-dimmed-to-save-millions/ar-AA1vFNRc

 

Lambeth, UK to Dim Street Lighting

https://article.wn.com/view/2024/12/17/Lambeth_council_to_dim_street_lights_after_25m_climate_spend/

 

Staffordshire, UK Family Ordered to Take Down Holiday Lighting by Landlord over Light Pollution Issues

https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/money/13975219/christmas-lights-neighbour-light-pollution/#Echobox=1733493822

 

Compare with a Kingsville, ON family that are moving to keep their holiday display

https://globalnews.ca/news/10884152/family-leaves-kingsville-ont-christmas-light-bylaw/

Highlights from this episode:

• Insomnia Connections

• Expanding Regulations

• Overriding Objections

• Small Towns and Big Views

 

Sponsored by Evluma

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

 

Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle 

 

Headlines and Sources:

ALAN Linked with Insomnia

https://www.pulmonologyadvisor.com/news/artificial-light-at-night-increased-insomnia/

Insomnia Linked with Visual Impairment

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-82125-z

ESO Stakeholders Meet in Chile for Dark Sky Conference

https://beforeitsnews.com/space/2024/11/ambassadors-from-eso-member-states-gather-to-discuss-the-importance-of-northern-chiles-dark-skies-2529505.html

Dark Sky Alqueva Wins Responsible Tourism Award

https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/dark-sky-alqueva-wins-worlds-responsible-tourism-award-2024/

Thousand Hills State Park is Now an Urban Night Sky Place

https://www.kctv5.com/2024/11/26/missouri-park-earns-prestigious-honor-join-exclusive-international-list/

Antelope, OR is the State’s First DSI-Recognized Community

https://darksky.org/news/antelope-oregon/

Kunigami Park on Okinawa, Japan Pursues Recognition as a Dark Sky Preserve 

https://yambaru-dark-sky-forest.okinawa/hogoku/

Liberty Hill, TX Formally Applies for Recognition from DSI

https://www .brenhambanner.com/news/state/city-of-liberty-hill-applies-for-dark-sky-certification/article_fe830007-f193-529e-931e-a9de8177ec9a.html

Southampton, NY Approves New Lighting Regulations

https://behindthehedges.com/southampton-enhanced-dark-skies-legislation/

Cedar Rapids, Iowa Code Adds Light Trespass Rules

https://www.thegazette.com/curious-iowa/curious-iowa-what-light-pollution-regulations-are-in-place-for-cedar-rapids/

Johor Zoo Plans Night Safaris

https://thesun.my/malaysia-news/johor-zoo-exploring-eco-friendly-night-safari-with-safe-sustainable-features-mb-OE13351438

Revamp of Walt Disney World Includes LIght Pollution-Limiting Poles 

https://x.com/DLPWorks/status/1863236293347455232

Galloway Forest Park, Scotland Adds Observatory

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/new-15million-observatory-developed-galloway-34228219

Locals Protest Possible Uplights for 180 Year-Old Tree in Crewkerne, UK

https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/controversy-fury-over-floodlights-180-9747443

Oxfordshire, UK Schools Light Cricket Fields Over Light Pollution Objections

https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/24768351.plans-expand-banbury-school-sports-centre-decided/?ref=rss

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, or changes in policy.

 

Highlights from this episode:

• Sleep Studies

• Health Effects of ALAN

• Bird Boosters

• DSI Awards

 

Sponsored by Evluma

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

 

Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle 

 

Headlines and Sources:

LEDs on Surfboards Reduce Shark Encounters

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/invisibility-cloak-for-surfers-researchers-find-new-solutions-to-keep-sharks-away/ar-AA1tWpyl

 

Emerson Cites Dark Sky Regulations in Ad Copy for Dimmable, Color Selectable Flood Lighting (not an endorsement)

https://retrofitmagazine.com/leds-now-offer-standard-dimming-color-temperatures-that-minimize-light-pollution/

 

DLC Updates Lighting Ordinance Map

https://designlights.org/outdoor-lighting-ordinances

 

Genetics a Factor in SAD

https://www.legalreader.com/study-genes-influence-seasonal-affective-disorder-development/

 

Circadian System Linked with Bile Acids in Humans

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-53673-9

 

ALAN Linked with Poor Cholesterol

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-79484-y#Sec10

 

Light Pollution Affect Brain Health in Children

https://neurosciencenews.com/environment-brain-development-28026/

 

Study Questions if Sleep Schedules are Ethnic

https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/6/4/46

 

Study Confirms Children Need Sleep

https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/6/4/45

 

Blue Light Linked with Early Puberty in Rats

https://blog.kowatek.com/2024/11/17/blue-light-exposure-linked-to-early-puberty-and-accelerated-bone-growth/

 

Insomnia Harms Female Fertility

https://veterinaria.org/index.php/REDVET/article/view/1359

 

As Does Shift Work

https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/health/can-working-on-the-night-shift-cause-fertility-issues-experts-weigh-in-9479178/

 

Pregnant and Nursing Mice Kept Under All-Day Light Will Alter Activity and Feeding

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39565751/

 

ALAN Harms Bee Sleep Patterns

https://www.kpbs.org/news/local/2024/11/14/artificial-light-harms-the-sleep-patterns-of-bees

 

Bonn Botanical Garden Re-wilds the Night

https://ugp.rug.nl/potcj/article/view/41527

 

Exmoor Starry Sky Festival Hosts Thousands

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/thousands-flock-exmoor-dark-skies-9699574#Echobox=1731284539

 

Survey Says: 80% of UAE Tourists Want Night Views

https://www.khaleejtimes.com/travel/uae-80-travellers-want-dark-sky-destinations-starry-nights-says-expert

 

NM Advocates Call for Regulatory Review

https://www.yahoo.com/news/dark-sky-advocates-mexico-nights-043400996.html

 

Oregon Caves National Monument is the 2nd Dark Sky Park

https://darksky.org/news/oregon-caves-national-monument-and-preserve-named-oregons-second-international-dark-sky-park/

 

Bisbee, AZ Named a Dark Sky Community

https://darksky.org/news/bisbee-arizona-becomes-an-international-dark-sky-community/

 

BC Berry Farmers Fail to Dim Lighting at Nanaimo Airport

https://nanaimonewsnow.com/2024/11/14/berry-farmers-fail-to-dim-nanaimo-airport-lighting-expansion/

 

Liberty Hill, TX Debates Dark Sky Lighting

https://www.lhindependent.com/news/public-speaks-out-on-dark-sky-outdoor-lighting-ordinance/article_f063c38e-9fe6-11ef-86d9-4ff2ef121a06.html

 

Truckee, NV Extends Rebates for Exterior Lighting Projects

https://www.sierrasun.com/news/agenda-review-truckee-town-council-nevada-county-supervisors-and-more/

 

Nantucket Swaps Light to reduce Light Pollution

https://nantucketcurrent.com/news/town-pilots-new-streetlights-on-main-street-to-combat-light-pollution

 

U Wisconsin at Madison Will Add Amber Lighting to Lakeshore Trails 

https://www.dailycardinal.com/article/2024/11/study-proposes-paving-lighting-lakeshore-path

 

Uxbridge, ON Certified as Bird Friendly

https://www.uxbridge.ca/en/news/uxbridge-township-officially-bird-friendly-as-nature-canada-certifies-bird-team.aspx

 

Ditto Sarnia,Kitchener, and Cornwall ON

https://www.woodstocksentinelreview.com/news/local-news/sarnia-earns-bird-friendly-city-designation-from-nature-canada

 

Light Pollution Threatens Petrels

https://x.com/IBIS_journal/status/1856685259149996200

 

Bird Conservationists Sue Maui and Hawaiian Electric for Bird Safety  

https://hoodline.com/2024/11/environmental-advocates-sue-maui-county-hawaiian-electric-to-protect-endangered-seabirds-from-streetlights/

 

Macaronesia Tackles Bird Safe Lighting Project 

https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/news-events/news/life-naturanight-restoring-dark-skies-seabirds-2024-11-19_en

 

Proposed LDS Temple in Missoula, Montana Will respect Local Lighting Regs 

https://helenair.com/news/state-regional/latter-day-saints-temple-missoula-montana-mormon-church-lower-miller-creek/article_c389c530-ae6c-513b-8607-f371340c1b13.html

 

2024 Dark Sky Award Winners Named 

https://darksky.org/news/announcing-the-2024-darksky-award-winners/

Highlights from this episode:

• Mortality

• Long COVID

• Meta-Studies

• Globetrotting

 

Sponsored by Evluma

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

 

Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle 

 

Headlines and Sources:

International Energy Agency Publishes Review of Health under Solid State Lighting

https://www.lightnowblog.com/2024/10/new-comprehensive-report-on-ssl-health-effects/

 

Brighter Nights, Darker Days Will Kill You (because of a confluence of mortality risk factors)

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2405924121

 

Cone Photoreceptors Don’t Contribute to Circadian Rhythm

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.10.10.617409v1

Melatonin production is strictly from the rods says a report from U basel

 

Light-Related Circadian Disruption Does Get Worse During the Winter, Is Even Worse for Cis Women

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.10.18.619012v1

 

Study Says Circadian Studies Need Better Compliance from Subjects 

https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/6/4/42

 

COVID-19 Causes Sleep Disorders

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0311929#sec008

 

Circadian “Reset” Treatment Works on Parkinson’s, Long COVID

https://jmedicalcasereports.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13256-024-04812-9

 

Poor Sleep Leads to Overeating

https://nexusnewsfeed.com/article/food-cooking/poor-sleep-likely-leads-to-overeating-the-next-day/

 

Light of the Full Moon Linked with Roadkill

https://phys.org/news/2024-10-full-moon-hazard-wildlife-vehicle.html

 

LED Particularly Harmful to Shearwater Fledgelings

https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/227/19/jeb249593/362327/Blue-and-white-light-pollution-is-disastrous-for

 

ALAN Harms Budgie Reproduction

https://www.mdpi.com/2673-6004/5/3/23

 

Light Pollution on the Rise in the Arctic Circle

https://phys.org/news/2024-10-satellite-derived-artificial-night-rapidly.html#google_vignette

 

Chile to Limit Spectra of Exterior Lighting by Law 

https://www.opcc.cl/revision_ds043.html

 

CA Debates Limits on Sign Brightness

https://www.signshop.com/featured-june-2019/isa-partners-turn-back-california-emc-requirements/ 

 

Airdrie, AB Debates Sign Brightness Law

https://www.airdriecityview.com/local-news/stricter-rules-around-signage-in-airdrie-could-soon-be-approved-9698565

 

Amherst, Mass Approves Nuisance Lighting Bylaw

https://dailycollegian.com/2024/10/town-council-votes-to-approve-new-nuisance-house-bylaw/

 

Minot, ND Orders New Lighting Ordinance Study

https://www.kfyrtv.com/2024/10/22/minot-city-council-directs-staff-draft-lighting-ordinance/

 

Lights Out in Cumberland County, NC For Migration

https://www.fayobserver.com/story/news/local/2024/10/21/cumberland-county-nc-participating-in-lights-out-for-migratory-birds/75777545007/

 

New Canaan, CT Resident Actually Asked for Permission to Add Lighting to a Batting Cage on His Property

https://newcanaanite.com/homeowner-seeks-permission-for-lighted-batting-cage-11279816

 

San Juan,  WA County Council Moves for Dark Sky Standards

https://sanjuanislander.com/news-articles/government-news/san-juan-county/38452/san-juan-county-council-favors-having-dark-skies-standards-countywide

 

Notre Dame de Strasbourg Shuts of Lighting at 11

https://x.com/visegrad24/status/1848059548101132700

 

Advocates in Pune, India Call for End of Tree Uplights During Diwali 

https://article.wn.com/view/2024/10/22/NGO_urges_owners_of_commercial_establishments_to_remove_arti/

 

“Anti-Crime” Lighting in Stevenage, UK Blocked by Bat Safety Survey 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/bats-block-plans-anti-crime-063631357.html

 

Jasper National Park Hosts Night Events Daily Until November 3

https://www.jasperdarksky.travel/events

 

Fort Myers Beach Bar Returns with Turtle-Safe Lighting

https://www.businessobserverfl.com/news/2024/oct/17/fort-myers-beach-favorite-rebuilt/

 

Destin-Fort Walton Beaches Hosted 1550 Successful Turtle Hatchlings this Season

https://www.getthecoast.com/sea-turtle-nesting-season-wraps-up-with-1550-hatchlings-in-destin-fort-walton-beach/

 

Uttarakhand, India Hosts Photo Contest

https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/celestial-magic-in-frames/article68788711.ece

Highlights from this episode:

• A Hotel in Maui

• Responsible Astrotourism

• Nevada

• Vote Against Light Pollution

 

Sponsored by Evluma

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

 

Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle 

 

Headlines and Sources:

DSI Issues Principles for Responsible Astrotourism

https://darksky.org/news/darksky-internationals-principles-of-responsible-astrotourism/

 

Under One Sky is Open for Registration

https://web.cvent.com/event/93e15e15-1914-4b0c-a0a8-86e8e2c79e47/websitePage:cbe28c64-ebdf-4103-88f9-219cf0adf089?rt=c1bGPfrxtUeusmLpFJuO8g

 

Bright Light in Afternoon and Evening Suppresses Melatonin in Human Teens

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.10.02.616112v1

 

Circadian Disruption Linked with Lung Inflammation in Mice

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/immunology/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1348181/full

 

Circadian Disruption Linked with Parkinson’s Symptoms in Mice

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41531-024-00798-9

 

Here’s What We Know For Sure About Insect-Friendly Lighting 

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214574524001184

 

Chulalongkorn U Students Build New, Turtle Safe Fixture

https://www.prnewswire.com/apac/news-releases/cocolamp-saves-lost-baby-sea-turtles-an-innovation-from-chulalongkorn-students-302265348.html

 

Grand Wailea Resort in Maui Publishes New Lighting Plan

https://inside.lighting/news/24-10/endangered-birds-spur-lighting-overhaul-resort

 

Nevada Launches Starry Skies Certification Program

https://newspub.live/west/nevada/nevada-starry-skies-certification-program-aims-to-protect-view-of-the-stars-in-rural-nevada/

 

Ely, NV is Home to a Boom in Astrotourism

https://www.ktnv.com/news/ely-the-nevada-town-that-still-gets-true-dark-skies

 

LDS Temple to Proceed in LV, NV, Prompts Review of Policy 

https://www.fox5vegas.com/2024/10/01/residents-continue-debate-over-night-lights-las-vegas-looks-towards-regulations/

 

Edison, NJ Debates Light Trespass Law

https://www.tapinto.net/towns/edison/sections/government/articles/edison-council-considering-ordinance-to-reduce-light-spilling-into-homes

 

CT Middle School Work on Darkness Curriculum

https://ctmirror.org/2024/10/03/how-a-new-curriculum-will-open-students-eyes-to-the-night-skies/

 

Astronomers Work to Open Stargazing Site in NS

https://x.com/CBCNS/status/1839972066256130338

 

Al Ula Manara and Al Gharameel Reserves Are the First Dark Sky Park in Saudi Arabia

https://darksky.org/news/alula-manara-and-algharameel-nature-reserves-officially-named-as-saudi-arabias-and-gccs-first-ever-dark-sky-park-in-boost-to-astronomy-and-astrotourism-ambitions/

 

Beaver Island in Northern MI is a Dark Sky Sanctuary

https://www.audacy.com/wwjnewsradio/news/local/beaver-island-mi-is-named-international-dark-sky-sanctuary

 

Vernon County, WI Loses Out on Dark Sky Status

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2024/10/08/new-dark-sky-park-in-wisconsin-was-possible-led-lights-ended-that/75451252007/?taid=670548fc25d3d900011c654a

 

Harbor in Kotka, Finland Dims When No One is There

https://www.ledinside.com/news/2024/10/2024_10_01_01

 

Bats of San Diego, CA Struggle with Urban Sprawl 

https://dnyuz.com/2024/10/10/urbanization-puts-san-diegos-furry-residents-at-risk/

 

Lights Out in Rockwall County, TX

https://hoodline.com/2024/10/rockwall-county-joins-lights-out-texas-to-safeguard-migratory-birds-during-seasonal-journey/

 

and DFW, TX

https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/video/downtown-dallas-and-fort-worth-to-dim-lights-temporarily-for-migrating-bird-protection/

 

100 Foot Wide Illuminated Sign in Amsterdam, NY Has Its Day in Court 

https://lawandcrime.com/lawsuit/trump-loving-business-owner-victorious-after-judge-drops-restraining-order-against-massive-vote-for-trump-sign-atop-factory-just-in-time-for-lighting-ceremony/

 

Making the Case for Plain Language for Darkness 

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/14771535241268656

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/