Darkness News
UK House of Lords Science and Tech Committee Calls for Action on Light Pollution
February 16, 2024 - LEDs Magazine
A working group from the upper house of parliament has rebuked the government for rejecting a call for action on […]
Read MoreToronto, ON Reviews Lighting Rules After TD Bank Building Draws Complaints
February 15, 2024 - CTV News
The RGB lighting on the top floors of TD terrace has drawn complaints for brightness and choice of color. City […]
Read MoreALAN Reduces Earthworm Activity, Increases Ragweed
February 14, 2024 - BMC Ecology and Evolution
Viennese zoologists have found that light at night has reduces near surface activity of anecic earthworms by 76%. The study […]
Read MoreGrand Rapids, MI Street Lighting Draws Complaints
February 13, 2024 - Mix 95.7
The municipality has nearly finished work to switch 18,000 street lights to LED. Some residents have begun to file complaints […]
Read MoreJudges Dismisses Bernard, NJ Baseball Field Lighting Lawsuit
February 12, 2024 - Tap Into Morristown
A suit by a group of neighbouring residents against the Basking Ridge Baseball Club over use of field lighting, as […]
Read MoreShenzhen, China Create Local Dark Sky Community Standard
February 9, 2024 - CGTN
The lighting standard will go into effect in March. The village of Xichong has already achieved recognition from DarkSky International, […]
Read MoreLakeshore, ON Passes Lighting Bylaw
February 8, 2024 - AM800 CKLW
An amendment to the property standards by-law prohibiting light fixtures that ‘negatively impact’ neighbors was passed unanimously by city council […]
Read MoreLight Pollution Harms Mosquito Hibernation Habits
February 7, 2024 - Scientific Reports
Entomologists at Ohio State and Washington University have determined that the extended ‘day’ length associated with ALAN in the autumn […]
Read MoreOxford Forest, NZ Named Dark Sky Park
February 6, 2024 - DarkSky International
The 28,000 acre park near Christchurch on the South Island has been recognized by DarkSky after a year of work […]
Read MoreInternational Team of Entomologists Determine Why Flying Insects Seek Light Sources
February 5, 2024 - Nature Communications
3D motion capture of lab and field conditions has found that insects tilt their dorsa towards the light as a […]
Read MoreIUCN Published a Guide to Preserving Darkness
February 2, 2024 - IUCN
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)’s Dark Skies Advisory Group has published The world at night : preserving […]
Read MoreAspen, CO Aims to Punish ‘Light Trespass’
February 1, 2024 - Colorado Sun
The city will now begin fining building owners whose indoor and outdoor illumination crosses past a certain point on property […]
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