Highlights from this episode:
- Big News
- Amber LEDs
- The Flu
- Revoked Status
Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle
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Headlines and Sources:
CIE Publishes a Position Paper on Obtrusive Light and Light Pollution
ALAN Changes the Metabolism of Whole Ecosystems
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-025-02481-0
Spanish Study on Low CCT LED, PC Amber LED and Light Pollution Standards
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15502724.2025.2569503?src=#abstract
New Flicker Study
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15502724.2025.2583961?src=
mRNA Vaccine Might Reduce Macular Degeneration
Kristen Knutson Publishes a Scientific Statement on Circadian Rhythm and Health
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001388
Circadian Disruption Makes Lab Mice Vulnerable to the Flu
https://www.jci.org/articles/view/193133
Endothelial Clock Linked with Organ Development
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10456-025-10018-4
U Glasgow Tracks Sensory Pollutants for Owls
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320725005701?via%3Dihub
Dim Light at Night Changes the Shape of Hamster Testes
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s43630-025-00812-w
Mexico City to Regulate Light Pollution
https://mexicobusiness.news/sustainability/news/mexico-city-moves-regulate-light-pollution
Ft Myers, FL to Step up Lighting Enforcement Next Year
Rehoboth Beach, DW Ponders Lighting Ordinance
Simsbury, CT Refers Lighting Ordinance to County
Baberton, OH Bans Data Centers
https://www.akron.com/articles/barberton-approves-open-ended-moratorium-on-data-centers/
Bellevue, Idaho Residents Complain About Autoplex Lighting
Brookline, MA Council Tables Nuisance Lighting Bylaw
https://patch.com/massachusetts/brookline/brookline-voters-table-lighting-bylaw-proposal
Glynn, GA Turtle Experts Call for More Action
Big Cypress National Preserve May Lose Dark Sky Status
3 Yorkshire Towns Join Greater Moors Dark Sky Zone
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/further-rural-spots-gain-dark-100035738.html
Parks in Apache Junction, AZ Recognized by DarkSky
AZ State Parks Expands Astrotourism Offerings
Huanglong National Scenic Area in Sichuan is Now a Dark Sky Park
Space Debris Strands 3 Chinese Astronauts Briefly
Not Sponsored: Cyclone Lighting Lenses Meet Darksky Requirements
DarkSky International Names Annual Award Winners
https://darksky.org/news/announcing-the-2025-darksky-award-winners/