Highlights from this episode:
- Insomnia Connections
- Expanding Regulations
- Overriding Objections
- Small Towns and Big Views
Sponsored by Evluma
https://evluma.com/dark-sky-friendly-lighting/
Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle
Headlines and Sources:
ALAN Linked with Insomnia
https://www.pulmonologyadvisor.com/news/artificial-light-at-night-increased-insomnia/
Insomnia Linked with Visual Impairment
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-82125-z
ESO Stakeholders Meet in Chile for Dark Sky Conference
Dark Sky Alqueva Wins Responsible Tourism Award
Thousand Hills State Park is Now an Urban Night Sky Place
Antelope, OR is the State’s First DSI-Recognized Community
https://darksky.org/news/antelope-oregon/
Kunigami Park on Okinawa, Japan Pursues Recognition as a Dark Sky Preserve
https://yambaru-dark-sky-forest.okinawa/hogoku/
Liberty Hill, TX Formally Applies for Recognition from DSI
Southampton, NY Approves New Lighting Regulations
https://behindthehedges.com/southampton-enhanced-dark-skies-legislation/
Cedar Rapids, Iowa Code Adds Light Trespass Rules
Johor Zoo Plans Night Safaris
Revamp of Walt Disney World Includes LIght Pollution-Limiting Poles
https://x.com/DLPWorks/status/1863236293347455232
Galloway Forest Park, Scotland Adds Observatory
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/new-15million-observatory-developed-galloway-34228219
Locals Protest Possible Uplights for 180 Year-Old Tree in Crewkerne, UK
https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/controversy-fury-over-floodlights-180-9747443
Oxfordshire, UK Schools Light Cricket Fields Over Light Pollution Objections