Darkness News
Canada’s First Urban Night Sky Place Recognized
September 16, 2022 - International Dark Sky Association
Parc du Mont-Bellevue in Sherbrooke, Quebec has been granted to status of Urban Night Sky Place by the IDA. This region effectively expands the range of the Mont-Mégantic International Dark Sky Reserve.
Read MoreTeton County Wyoming Approves Dark Sky Regulations
September 15, 2022 - Jackson Hole News and Guide
New rules limiting lighting new construction, renovations, and mandating shielding on flood lights have come into effect. Additionally, publicly-owned and managed lights will be extinguished or dimmed after 1 hour after the end of official occupancy. The County hopes for recognition from IDA as a Dark Sky Community.
Read MoreReduced Street Lighting Doesn’t Change Crime Rates, Doesn’t Change Accident Rates
September 14, 2022 - Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine has gone over stats from 2 English and Welsh municipalities that have reduced street lighting at night and determined that any changes in crime or mishap are negligible when compared to stats from previous years.
Read MoreIDA Recognizes India’s First Dark Sky Reserve
September 13, 2022 - Indian Express
Hanle, Ladakh in the northernmost regions of India is home to the Indian Astronomical Observatory and the Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary. The 22-mile radius area has already updated its lighting and is asking nearby residents to do the same.
Read MoreALAN Harms Freshwater Wildlife and a Microscopic Level
September 12, 2022 - Environmental Pollution
A large-scale citizen science project at 617 German lakes and rivers conducted by the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) that microbial diversity is falling most where light pollution is highest.
Read MoreNational Toxicology Program Names Circadian Disruption as a Carcinogen
September 8, 2022 - PubMed
The NTP’s 15th federal report on cancer hazards includes an assessment report that certain lighting conditions at certain times on a persistent basis can cause breast cancer.
Read MoreRevised Maui Bird Safety Law Goes Before Review Committee
September 7, 2022
Bill 21 will limit outdoor lighting in the interest of protecting sea bird health has been amended to exempt most residential uses, emergency services and allow for temporary event permissions. Once reviewed by the City’s Climate Action, Resilience and Environment Committee it will go before the rest of Council for a final vote.
Read MoreSpruce Woods Provincial Park Recognized as a Dark Sky Preserve
September 6, 2022 - CBC News Manitoba
The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada has confirmed that the central Manitoba park as a dark sky preserve. This is the first for the province and the 27th in Canada.
Read MoreKillarney Nixes Housing Development For Bat Health
September 2, 2022 - The Irish Times
A proposed 228-home project has been cancelled because it would be too close to the flight path of the bats that live in Killarney National Park. Local board members specifically cited the lighting from equipment during construction as the issue, not the lighting for completed home.
Read MoreNight Shift Workers Can’t Adjust
September 1, 2022 - University of Warwick
Researchers at University of Warwick and Université Paris-Saclay have found that hospital workers on the night shift experienced the negative physical effects of circadian disruption even after years on that assignment.
Read MoreAlexandria Bay Port Lighting Draws Complaints.
August 31, 2022 - ABC50
The US Customs facility on Wellesley Island, NY was recently upgraded to LED and since then has been the subject light pollution complaints from locals. Environmental advocates from the island have pointed out that the port is near a wildlife sanctuary. USC and BP Agents say they need the light for boat inspections.
Read MoreMicrobiome of Mice Studied Relative to Circadian Rhythm
August 30, 2022 - Nature
Intestinal biome drives circadian response to food but not light is the finding of a study from researchers at University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Chicago. Furthermore, mice exposed to simulated jet-lag effects re-entrained at the same rate regardless of intestinal micro-biota.
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