Darkness News
State of IL Proclaims Dark Sky Week
April 5, 2024 - Adam Kreuzer on LinkedIn
The Governor’s Office has released a non-binding proclamation celebrating International Dark Sky Week.
Read MorePanasonic Launches Anti-Glare Anti-Light Pollution LED Flood Lamp
April 4, 2024 - PR Times JP
The new Owl Beam ER floodlight has been developed with sport applications in mind. The devices limit spill into neighboring […]
Read MoreNew Development May Damage Dripping Springs, TX’ Dark Sky Status
April 3, 2024 - KXAN
A planned parkway along US Highway 290 and Texas Highway 71 is provoking concerns from locals that the added lighting […]
Read MoreDST Does Affect Mortality Rates
April 2, 2024 - BMJ Medicine
A study of US mortality rates from any cause has found that the ‘spring forward’ did not notably change mortality […]
Read MoreALAN Increases Risk of Stroke
April 1, 2024 - AHA Journals
A study from the Zhejiang University School of Medicine has determined that exterior lighting at night is a notable risk […]
Read MoreGantrisch is Switzerland’s First Dark Sky Park
March 28, 2024 - DarkSky International
One quarter of the Gantrisch Regional Nature Park, and area of 104.7 square kilometers (25871 acres) has been recognized as […]
Read MoreLighting Bylaws Are Not Religious Discrimination
March 27, 2024 - WMTV15
A federal court has dismissed Edgewood High School’s complaint against the City of Madison. The city planning commision rejected the […]
Read MoreChanging Street Lighting Schemes and the Ecological Availability of Darkness
March 26, 2024 - Journal of the Royal Society Interface
A University of Exeter lead by Sam Morrell have used the Monte Carlo radiative Transfer to model the three-dimensional lighting […]
Read MoreMandø, an Island Off Denmark is Now a Dark Sky Place
March 25, 2024 - DarkSky International
The 3-square mile island off the west coast of Denmark is home to 70 people and is now Denmark’s 4th […]
Read MoreLake County, OR is the Largest Dark Sky Sanctuary
March 22, 2024 - Argus Observer
2.5 million acres in south eastern Oregon has been recognized by DarkSky International. The region had to remove or alter […]
Read MoreUrban Moths React to Light Pollution By Evolving Smaller Wings
March 21, 2024 - New Scientist
A study of spindle ermine moths at the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium has found that moths caught in […]
Read MorePuerto Rico Updates Lighting For Sea Turtle Needs
March 15, 2024 - GRN
The Community Street Lighting Initiative has installed streetlights that comply with all applicable laws and contribute to the conservation of […]
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