Darkness News
Wasatch County Residents Seek Referendum on LDS Church Approval
December 18, 2023 - KCPW NPR
The planned LDS Temple was approved via a legislative development agreement, which citizens groups allege is a procedural error. The […]
Read MoreQuantock Hills, UK Begins Light Pollution Project
December 15, 2023 - BBC News
A new partnership has formed in Somerset to expand the existing National Landscape upward, protecting night skies.
Read MoreCanary Islands Rescue 3,250 Seabirds from ALAN
December 14, 2023 - Time.News
The Tahonilla Wildlife Recovery Center worked with municipalities and volunteers find, and collect dazzled seabirds while also indexing nearby lighting […]
Read MoreCergy-Pontoise, France Adds ‘Alume ma Rue’ App to Street Lighting
December 13, 2023 - The Limited Times
On December 6th the municipality north of Paris in Val D’oise adopted an energy sobriety plan that includes extinguishing street […]
Read MoreHPS Lighting Reduces the Rate of Predation on Moths
December 12, 2023 - Basic and Applied Ecology
A new study has shown that attacks on moths by nocturnal predators doubles from 8% to 16% after switching from […]
Read MoreDW Windsor Launches “Light Responsibly” Initiative
December 11, 2023 - DW Windsor
The exterior lighting vendor has embraced the ROLAN manifesto and has begun offering products that aim to reduce flicker, brightness, […]
Read MoreSave Wasatch Back Dark Skies Seeks Amendment to Lighting Ordinance Suit
December 8, 2023 - NPR Park City & Heber City
The county and the citizen’s group remain at loggerheads over the pending LDS Temple-related lawsuit. Another group of citizens have […]
Read MoreDST Spikes Searches for ‘Insomnia’, ‘Xanax’
December 7, 2023 - The Journal of Circadian Rhythms
An examination of Google search trends finds that in the weeks after the autumnal DST time change interest in ‘sleep’, […]
Read MoreWashington DC Seasonal Lighting is the Brightest in US
December 6, 2023 - Washingtonian
A survey of light pollution maps shows that the capital city is the brightest in the US during December.
Read MoreSpend the Night at an AZ Observatory
December 5, 2023 - The Wall Street Journal
Kitt Peak National Observatory has begun offering an overnight program that includes a personal astronomer/telescope operator, 3 meals, and lodgings. […]
Read MoreIlluminated Bridges Block Fish Migrations
December 4, 2023 - Basic and Applied Ecology
Research from the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries has found that the changes in lighting in rivers […]
Read MoreLondon Mayor Rejects Stratford Sphere Proposal
December 1, 2023 - BBC News
A proposal from the Madison Square Garden Company to build a Las Vegas-style dome near the Olympic Village in Stratford […]
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