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

December 30, 2024 - Bar and Bench

The Panchtatva Foundation has raised concerns over the nation’s lack of lighting regulations and the increasing evidence of harms from […]

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DSI Recognizes Cottonwood Canyon State Park in OR

December 27, 2024 - DarkSky International

The park in central Oregon is the second state park and sixth place in the state recognized by DarkSky International. […]

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DSI Recognizes Browns Canyon Monument in CO

December 23, 2024 - KDVR Fox 31

The national monument is the 18th Dark Sky Place in Colorado. The park covers 22,000 acres between the White River […]

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Light Linked with the Chemical Compounds that Cause Myopia (in Mice)

December 20, 2024 - BioRXiv

A preprint study from Emory University School of medicine has found that higher levels of ambient illumination have been linked […]

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

December 19, 2024 - hoodline

As part of a broader public safety initiative, police cruising will keep their blue warning lights on continuously while on […]

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

December 18, 2024 - The Scottish Sun

The Stonier family of Blythe Bridge, Stoke-on-Trent have been ordered to remove £10,000 (approx 12,7000 USD) by their landlords at […]

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Faith-Based Women’s Shelter in Fort Worth, TX Approved Over Objections

December 17, 2024 - CBS News

After two years of debate, Fort Worth City Council has voted to approve Mercy Culture Church’s planned shelter for the […]

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Holmdel, NJ Synagogue Goes Ahead with Shielded Lighting

December 16, 2024 - TAPinto Hazlet and Keyport

The first synagogue in the region will be 15,053-square-foot facility, a a 5,129-square-foot parsonage on a 9 acre property. The […]

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Kunigami Village on Okinawa, Japan To Seek Recognition as a Dark Sky Preserve

December 12, 2024 - KUNIGAMI village

The village of 5,000 residents is near Yambaru National Park on the north end of the island. If recognized it […]

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Galloway Forest Park, Scotland Adds Observatory

December 11, 2024 - The Daily Record

A £200,000 grant from South of Scotland Enterprise is part of the £1.5 million needed for the project to build […]

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Southampton, NY Approves New Lighting Regulations

December 10, 2024 - Behind the Hedges

Non residential lighting must now be under 2700 Kelvin. The rule is modification to an existing set of policies from […]

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

December 9, 2024 - DarkSky International

While Oregon is already home to four DSI-recognized places, this town of 47 will be the first Dark Sky Community […]

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