Highlights from this episode:
- The Biggest Camera Ever!
- Extended Stay in the ICU
- Extra-Electoral Political Action
- Passing Gas
Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle
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Headlines and Sources:
The Largest Camera Ever Built Just Took Its First Photos — Light Pollution Might Ruin Their Work Within a Few Years
Take A Look at Federal Forests That are For Sale Against a Light Pollution Map
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gt57G9FXUAA7rwe?format=jpg&name=4096×4096
https://www.go-astronomy.com/images/darksky/UT-night-sky-brightness-light-pollution-map-bortle.jpg
Lawsuit Seeks To Block ICE Detention Center in Florida over Environmental Concerns
https://www.cfpublic.org/politics/2025-06-30/lawsuit-seeks-to-halt-everglades-detention-center
UC Davis Tests Brightness
https://edisonreport.com/2025/07/03/does-brighter-mean-better-uc-davis-tests-sunlike-leds/
Preprint Study: Blue-Rich LEDs Impair Color Vision
https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-6540877/v1
Embry‑Riddle Researchers Explore Balancing Space Innovation With Dark Sky Preservation
Plan B Issues Policy Agenda on Light Pollution
https://zenodo.org/records/15707106
Yorkshire Study: Property Crime Does Happen More Often After Dark
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0324134#sec018
Leeds Study: No Change in Crime Rates After Switching to LED
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12061-025-09675-1
KAIST Cuts Light Pollution with Smart Windows
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/korea-smart-window-cuts-temperature
New Database for Chronomedicine
https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/7/3/30
Shift Work During Pregnancy Harms Both Parent and Offspring
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002228282400213X
Des Moines U Examines Sleep in Surgical Suites
https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/7/3/29
Study Affirms the Needs for Sleep Quality in Cardiac Recovery ICUs
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-06088-5
Melatonin Reduces ICU Delirium
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00134-025-08002-z
Mohammed V U Tests Sleep Quality in ICU Patients
https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/7/3/31
Melatonin Supplements are Good for Neurodegenerative Disease
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10522-025-10254-7
Circadian Rhythm Linked with Leukemia
https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/7/3/33
Afternoon and Evening Bright Light Reduces Melatonin Production in Teens
https://www.nature.com/articles/s44323-025-00040-6
ALAN Impairs Metabolism of Rats
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00011-025-02066-9
Light Modulation Patterns Reduces Disruption in Mice Placed on the Night Shift
https://www.nature.com/articles/s44323-025-00043-3
Timed Dim Light at Night Better Than Total Darkness at Night For Circadian Rhythms of Zebra Finches
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00359-025-01747-4
Light Pollution Harms the Immune Symptoms of Passerine Finches
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-025-36609-8
Mammals Living Near People are Becoming More Nocturnal
https://my.alongwalker.co/z/16065.html
Sea Anemones Don’t Like Light Pollution, Either
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969725015475
Honey Bee Hives Show Circadian Rhythms
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-03614-3
Samburu, Kenya Hotel is Offering an Astrotourism Package
Urban Indians Raise Alarm Over Light Pollution
https://scroll.in/article/1083149/light-pollution-in-india-is-disrupting-sleep-and-hurting-health
Earth Hour Study Reveals Decorative and Ad Lighting Issues in HK
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-05279-4
New ‘Dark Sky’ Lighting on Kendal, UK
Bluff, UT Secures DarkSky Status
https://www.sjrnews.com/bluff-mexican-hat/bluff-earns-dark-sky-community-designation
Oaks Park, OR Thrill Rides Spark Debate About Light Pollution at Nearby Wildlife Refuge
Garden City, Idaho Passes River Lighting Rules
Grass Valley, CA Debates Shielded Lighting Regs
https://citizenportal.ai/articles/5063707/Grass-Valley/Nevada-County/California/City-Council-disc
Rangeley, Maine Debates DarkSky Project
Torrington, CT Meets on Light Trespass Issue
New Trail in Fairfax City, VA Will Use Shielded Fixtures
https://www.alexandriagazette.com/news/2025/jun/18/details-of-the-george-snyder-trail-plan/
Clarkdale, AZ Residents Protest LED Project
https://citizenportal.ai/checkoutlifetime
Breckenridge, CO Begins Fixture Enforcement
https://www.summitdaily.com/news/breckenridge-dark-sky-enforcement/
Logan, ND Wind Farms Add More Light
https://www.kfyrtv.com/2025/07/01/another-waiver-needed-wind-farm-near-wishek/
Buc-ees in Brunswick, GA is so Bright it’s Hazard to Sea Turtle Nests 12 Miles Away
https://thecurrentga.org/2025/07/01/buc-ees-turtle-lighting-gdot/
TX Resolves to Observe Dark Sky Day
https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HR00915I.htm
Truckee, NV and Nevada City, CA Hold Night Photography Contest
Judge Allows Marin County High School To Illuminate Baseball Field after Decades of Lawsuits
https://www.marinij.com/2025/07/01/judge-affirms-ruling-in-marin-catholic-arena-lights-case/
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