Episode 106 – News - Darkness News Update with Scott Wachter July 4th, 2024


Highlights from this episode:

  • Regulators
  • Diabetes
  • Florida
  • Ads In Space

 

Sponsored by Evluma

https://evluma.com/dark-sky-friendly-lighting/

 

Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle 

 

Headlines and Sources:

 

Soft lights petitions EPA on LED Regulation

https://www.softlights.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Compliance-with-21-USC-360ii.pdf?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR18ItOkmrEND-jgmB4Mgy2uX9oTVQb-9ViQjAemvDxgVJ5iCnwlTg7We-o_aem_DJmw1bjhudlpE5Z3z_A

 

ALA, NEMA Comment on Proposed DSI Lighting Fixture Specs 

https://www.lightnowblog.com/2024/06/industry-developing-new-darksky-fixture-specifications/

 

It’s Hard to Track How Long it Takes to Re-Entrain After DST

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/photonics/articles/10.3389/fphot.2024.1386703/abstract

 

ALAN Associated with Type 2 Diabetes

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanepe/article/PIIS2666-7762(24)00110-8/fulltext?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3wAtFALiA13Tb7NZ_V57u_VZj61sg_-CGjf96P9SC3RXgA2qBQla6F748_aem_ZmFrZWR1bW15MTZieXRlcw

 

Circadian Disruptions Linked with Retinopathy in Alzheimer’s

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/photonics/articles/10.3389/fphot.2024.1389683/abstract

 

You Make Riskier Decisions When Suffering from Circadian Disruptions

https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/6/2/20

 

Sleep Loss Affects Red Cell Counts (in Portuguese Firefighters)

https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/6/3/21

 

New Night Vision Glasses

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.202402777

 

Chilean Desert Observatories Struggles with Light Pollution from Expanding Mines

https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2024-chile-atacama-desert-astronomy-light-pollution/?cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&embedded-checkout=true

 

Bruneau Dunes Park in Idaho Recognized by DSI

https://www.kmvt.com/2024/06/14/bruneau-dunes-state-park-receives-dark-sky-certification/

 

5000 Light Fixtures Swapped in the Grand Canyon National Park

https://www.williamsnews.com/news/grand-canyon-news/more-than-5-000-light-fixtures-at-grand-canyon-now-dark-sky-friendly/article_97565906-2dc1-11ef-8a48-9b922c9114f8.html

 

Palm Beach Headland, Australia Recognized by the DSI

https://darksky.org/news/palm-beach-headland-becomes-australias-first-urban-night-sky-place/

 

Ross, CA Debates DSI Project

https://www.marinij.com/2024/06/23/ross-considers-pursuit-of-dark-sky-designation-on-light-pollution/

 

Lights Out in Doylestown, PA

https://buckscountyherald.com/stories/doylestown-township-joins-lights-out-to-protect-birds-pollution-atlantic-flyway,52501

 

Liberty Hill, TX Considers Reward For Business That Comply with Lighting Ordinances Early

https://communityimpact.com/austin/leander-liberty-hill/government/2024/06/27/liberty-hill-leaders-consider-launching-dark-skies-business-recognition-program/

 

Kane County, IL Set Light Pollution Policy

https://phys.org/news/2024-06-wildlife-illinois-kane-county-forest.html#google_vignette

 

Pink Shell Beach Resort in Fort Myers Completes Turtle Safe Project 

https://www.canadianinsider.com/pink-shell-beach-resort-marina-achieves-turtle-safe-certification

 

Foley, FL Sets Lighting Regs for Beach Development

https://gulfcoastmedia.com/stories/foley-adopts-new-regulations-to-limit-light-pollution,221740

 

Disoriented Loggerhead Turtle Killed by Vehicle Operator on Anna Maria Island, FL

https://hoodline.com/2024/06/vehicle-fatally-strikes-nesting-loggerhead-sea-turtle-on-anna-maria-island-amidst-disorientation-issues/

 

Subsequently, FL DoT Changes Lighting Regs After Death of Sea Turtle

https://www.fox13news.com/video/1474791

 

Jeffersontown, KY Residents Raise Concerns Over Lighting at New Shopping Center

https://www.wlky.com/article/tucker-station-shopping-center-jeffersontown-development/61147092

 

Guelph, ON Debates Lighting Laws

https://www.guelphtoday.com/local-news/dont-let-your-light-shine-through-recommends-city-staff-9117032

 

Tucson, AZ Crime Rates Down As Lighting Gets More Responsible 

https://app.powerbigov.us/view?r=eyJrIjoiY2ViZmNiYzAtMDQ5ZC00OTMwLTliMTgtYjM1ZjAwYjJlMTkzIiwidCI6ImQyMWU1OWVjLWMyMDgtNDNlYi1hYWYxLWNmMDZkOWExOTZlMCJ9&pageName=ReportSectionccd6be2a1a0db780dadd&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3TXT1H6tUnIGtTvwDZRScihgUpYYQ3LP_KM5dEhwD7-Sh9dUDvxq2NJ5E_aem_ZmFrZWR1bW15MTZieXRlcw

 

Proposed LDS Temple in Fairview, TX Includes Dimmable, Directed Lighting

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/faith/2024/06/17/what-we-know-about-the-church-of-the-latter-day-saints-proposed-temple-in-fairview/#:~:text=Church%20officials%20want%20to%20build,not%20happy%20with%20the%20proposition.&text=The%20Church%20of%20Jesus%20Christ%20of%20Latter%2Dday%20Saints%20wants,The%20proposal%20faces%20much%20resistance.

 

RAS Publishes Condemnation of Space Marketing

https://ras.ac.uk/sites/default/files/2024-06/Statement%20on%20Space-based%20Advertising.pdf