Highlights from this episode:
- FDA Denials
- There’s an App for That
- Pauses and Paws at the Border
- Stressed Rodents
Sponsored by Evluma
https://evluma.com/dark-sky-friendly-lighting/
Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle
Headlines and Sources:
Australian Parliamentary Staffer Can’t Get Better Office Lighting
https://headtopics.com/au/parliament-house-worker-has-seizure-after-request-for-53279217
Border Agency Pauses Lighting on TX Border
AZ Artist Protests Border Infrastructure By Projecting Light Onto It
ALAN Reflected Off Water Researched
https://www.jlimnol.it/jlimnol/article/view/2173
Studying the Skyglow from Lollapalooza Berlin ’16
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-62448-7
Everyone is More Stressed and Sleep Deprived Now
https://www.sleepfoundation.org/sleep-news/gallup-sleep-stress-poll
Monash U Tests Personal Sleep-Wake Program for Shift Workers
https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/6/2/19
All Day Light During Pregnancy Changes Circadian Gene Expression (in Rats)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306452224002082
Stress Hormones in Teen (Mice) Linked with Circadian Response
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00213-024-06616-7
Light Pollution Harms Chameleons in Captivity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJRGR1hOeV8
New Donors for Fountain Hills Dark Sky Center in AZ
DarkSky Ireland Secures Funding from Community Foundation
https://www.leavenotraceireland.org/press-release-dark-sky-ireland-celebrates-significant-funding-boost/
Traverse City Civil Court Upholds Lighting Regs
https://milawyersweekly.com/news/2024/05/19/real-property-nuisance-outdoor-lighting-ordinance/
New Castle County Council in DW Approves Light Pollution Ordinance
https://townsquaredelaware.com/ncco-takes-another-step-to-curb-light-pollution/
San Marcos, TX Passes Lighting Reg
https://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/news/new-darksky-texas-lighting-initiative-will-have-local-impact
As Does Manzanita, OR
Advocates Meet on Lighting in Lauwersoog, Netherlands
Atlanta Volunteers Patrol for Bird Strikes
Lights Out in Portland, Maine
Calgary, AB Bird Watchers Raise Concerns Over Lighting
Canterbury, NZ Plans Astrotourism Campaign
https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/05/19/how-the-night-sky-could-brighten-canterburys-economy/
Carrickalinga in South Australia is a Dark Sky Community
https://darksky.org/news/carrickalinga-becomes-australias-first-international-dark-sky-community/
DSI Recognizes Moab, UT
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2024/05/30/moab-gets-new-honor-thanks-its/
Residents of Johor Bahru, Malaysia Celebrate AIA Sign Being Turned Off