Highlights from this episode:
- Dark Sky Week!
- Hospital Design
- Migration Season
- Policy Engagement
Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle
Sponsored by The National Association of Innovative Lighting Distributors visit https://naild.org/
Headlines and Sources:
New Study Calls for Reduction in ICU Brightness
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-96728-7
Norwegian Study Recommends Limiting Blue Wavelength in Psych Wards
https://edisonreport.com/2025/04/23/blue-blocked-light-benefits-psychiatric-patients/
Childhood Light Pollution Exposure Linked with Thyroid Cancer
Circadian Disruption Makes You a Worse Gambler
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-97370-z
Night Owls Deal with Depression at Higher Rates
Circadian Disruption Linked with Binge-Eating in Mice
https://jcircadianrhythms.com/articles/10.5334/jcr.238
Circadian Alignment Improves Muscle Growth in Atlantic Salmon
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1134/S1062360425700079
German Researchers Find Link Between Metabolism and Sleep in Fruit Flies
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-025-01942-1
Light Pollution Linked with Blooms in Toxic Algae
Sea Turtle Populations Bouncing Back
https://apnews.com/article/endangered-sea-turtles-d0aa2a519cbfc06c3f9f10ad11e8e4b6
Marco Island, FL Hosts Turtle Safety Open House
As did Sarasota, FL
Light out for the birds:
and in Frisco, CO
In Louisiana
In NY from the State Department of Environmental Conservation
https://hudsonvalleypost.com/new-yorkers-urged-to-turn-out-the-lights-might-save-lives/
Last week was dark sky week
https://idsw.darksky.org/
Some notable local efforts:
UAE Residents Encouraged to Take Dark Sky Week Pledge
https://gulfnews.com/uae/science/uae-residents-urged-to-take-dark-sky-week-pledge-1.500103041
And in MI
And in WI
And in OR
https://www.klcc.org/environment/2025-04-21/central-oregon-celebrates-dark-sky-week
Stockholm, Sweden Forms New Nature Reserve for Bats
Flagstaff, AZ Residents Push Back on Proposed LDS Temple
Las Vegas, NV Takes LDS Temple Proposal to State Supreme Court
Fairview, TX Reaches Compromise with LDS
Oak Creek, WI Residents Push Back on Proposed Buc-ees 120-Pump Station
Palo Alto, CA Moves Forward on Lighting Ordinance
https://stanforddaily.com/2025/04/22/palo-alto-city-council-member-proposes-dark-sky-ordinance/
Big Bend, TX’ New Lighting Ordinances Are Working
https://www.kut.org/texasstandard/2025-04-21/dark-sky-week-big-bend-mcdonald-observatory-texas
Malaysian Mall Parking Lot Lighting Floods Neighborhood
Starlink is Leaking Electromagnetic Signals
https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.10032
Germany Launches Starlink Competitor
Teton County, WY Recognized as a Dark Sky Community
Diamond Mountain, AZ Certified by DarkSky Under Lodging Program
ULUM Moab Approved as a DarkSky Approved Lodging Site
https://darksky.org/news/ulum-moab-officially-certified-darksky-approved-by-darksky-international/
Kestrel Nest EcoHut the First DarkSky Lodging in Australia
Université Sainte-Anne Track and Soccer Field is the First DarkSky Sport Lighting Project Outside US
Not Sponsored: Cree Rolls Out 1900K LED with Only 2% Blue Spectra