Darkness News
Meta-Study Confirms ALAN Harms to Fauna Across Multiple Species
March 6, 2024 - Ecology Letters
A meta study of 143 experiments on 31 vertebrate species has confirmed that ALAN suppresses melatonin, altering the animal’s circadian […]
Read MoreNY Senate to Vote on Broader Dark Sky Protection Act
March 5, 2024 - NY State Senate
Senate Bill S7663 would require shielding on all lighting and all non-essential lighting to be extinguished (or operate on motion […]
Read MoreNY Legislators Rename, Renew Efforts on Bird Safe Buildings Act After Death of Popular Owl
March 4, 2024 - NY State Senate
Flaco, a Eurasian eagle-owl who became infamous after he escaped from the central park zoo a year ago, was found […]
Read MoreSleep Health Linked with Mental Health
March 1, 2024 - Neuroscience News
Researchers in the UK found that mood disorders often correlate with sleep disorders and that treating the sleep issues led […]
Read MoreChile Forms Volunteer Dark Skies Protection Brigade in Elqui Valley
February 29, 2024 - La Prensa Latina
Volunteers in the Elqui Valley will survey for points of light and seek to inform owners about reducing light at […]
Read MoreWasatch Back Dark Skies Ends Lawsuit Against County Over Planned LDS Temple
February 28, 2024 - KCPW NPR
The case that claimed the county obstructed due process in amending local lighting codes as part of the approval process […]
Read MoreCopper Harbor, MI Hosts Dark Sky Festival
February 27, 2024 - M Life
Keweenaw lodge will host workshops at their second dark sky festival on April 11-13.
Read MoreIL May Pass “Responsible Outdoor Lighting Control Act”
February 26, 2024 - Adam Kreuzer on LinkedIn
SB3501 would limit brightness, color, spill, and uplight from all new, renovated, or retrofitted lamps owned or operated by the […]
Read MoreAmerican Headlights Are More ‘Blinding’ Than International Counterparts
February 23, 2024 - ABC Chicago
Automakers are making the case for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to harmonize standards for adaptive driving beam head […]
Read MoreMaryland Proposes Limits on Lighting at State-Run Facilities
February 22, 2024 - Conduit Street
The rules proposed under HB 305- Outdoor Lighting- Standards and Use of State Funds would limit lighting at state-run spaces […]
Read MoreWomen Focus on Darkness in the Environment
February 21, 2024 - Violence and Gender
A heat map of eye movements over a group of sixteen images of different walkways in different lighting conditions has […]
Read MoreALAN Makes Allergies Worse
February 20, 2024 - BMC Medicine
A meta study has concluded that exposure to anthropogenic light at night correlates with high odds of experience of allergic […]
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