Highlights from this episode:
- Parks Funding
- New Data
- Curb Cuts and Umbrellas
- Blacker Than the Blackest Black Times Infinity!
Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle
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Headlines and Sources:
Cuts to US National Parks Service Threaten US Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division
New Cyan Phosphor
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10854-025-15111-4
2 IES Docs Related to Exterior Lighting and the Environment Are Up for Public Review
https://www.ies.org/standards/ansi-standards-information/
Nachtlichter Publishes 2025 Results
https://www.nature.com/articles/s44284-025-00239-5
David Lorenz Updates Light Pollution Maps
https://djlorenz.github.io/astronomy/lp/overlay/dark.html
Blue-Rich Light Stimulates Cut Flowers
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13580-025-00731-w
Blue Light is Bad for Your Self Esteem
ALAN, Noise Affect Older People More
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41999-025-01254-4
Sleep Schedules That Align With Cultural Norms Are Rewarded
DST Alters Spending Socialization and Travel in Australia
Constant Light and Constant Dark Damage with Pineal Gland in Rats
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00360-025-01615-2
Circadian Disruption Linked with Alzheimer’s-Like Pathology in Mice
https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-6773012/v1
Circadian Disruptions Stresses Out Zebra Finches
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.09.656008v1
ALAN Alters Gene Expression in Zebrafish
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749125010565?via%3Dihub
ALAN Alters Activity Levels of Slugs
WVU Predict Extinction of Photinus Carolinus Fireflies
IGB Publishes Guide to “Umbrella” Species in Conservation
https://www.cell.com/trends/ecology-evolution/fulltext/S0169-5347(25)00137-5
U Miss: Bird Safe Glass is Indeed Safe for Birds
Bogong Moths Navigate By Starlight. For 600 Miles.
ALAN Outpaces Climate Change in Extending Growing Season
DS Ireland to Host ALAN Conference
https://register.oxfordabstracts.com/event/73746?preview=false
MI Debates Bill for More Dark Sky Preserves in Upper Peninsula
https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/2025/06/11/bill-would-reverse-ban-up-dark-sky-preserves/
70 Lighting Violations Found on Ft Myers, FL Beach
Ft Lauderdale, FL Levies Fines for Light and Noise Violations
St Pete, FL Adopts Entirely Voluntary Lighting Rules for Turtle Season
Huntsville, ON’s Lighting Bylaw Comes Into Effect Jan 25, 26
Welland, ON Sets Nuisance Lighting Bylaw
https://www.105theriver.ca/news/local-news/welland-addresses-lighting-nuisance-by-law/
Natchitoches, LA Debates Sign Brightness in Historic District
DSI Recognizes HUB Sports Center in Liberty Lake, WA
WY Supreme Court Allows Cody LDS Temple to Go Ahead
https://www.codyenterprise.com/news/local/article_021facda-7d4f-4b7d-ac69-add5f0aba879.html
TX Drops Border Projects, Expects Feds to Fund It
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/06/17/texas-border-wall-funding-ends-abbott-trump/
UK MP Calls for Brightness Limits on Billboards
https://x.com/carla_denyer/status/1933585160890446250
Starlink Satellites are Leaking Signals
UK Tests Vantablack Satellites
Opinion: Paint Satellites with Vantablack
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/satellites/coating-satellites-with-super-black-paint-van
Not Sponsored: WiPro Launches DarkSky-ready Product Line
https://aceupdate.com/wipro-lighting-spearheads-night-sky-protection-for-a-sustainable-tomorrow/
This is How Bright Cleveland is a 3am