The Darkness News Update is a biweekly series that explores current events in light at night - be it biological research, new developments in lamps, actions by advocates, and changes in policy.
Highlights from this episode:
- FDA Denials
- There’s an App for That
- Pauses and Paws at the Border
- Stressed Rodents
Sponsored by Evluma
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Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle
Headlines and Sources:
FDA Declines SoftLight’s Petition
www.softlights...
Australian Parliamentary Staffer Can't Get Better Office Lighting
headtopics.com...
Border Agency Pauses Lighting on TX Border
www.tpr.org/bo...
AZ Artist Protests Border Infrastructure By Projecting Light Onto It
azdailysun.com...
ALAN Reflected Off Water Researched
www.jlimnol.it...
Studying the Skyglow from Lollapalooza Berlin '16
www.nature.com...
Everyone is More Stressed and Sleep Deprived Now
www.sleepfound...
Monash U Tests Personal Sleep-Wake Program for Shift Workers
www.mdpi.com/2...
All Day Light During Pregnancy Changes Circadian Gene Expression (in Rats)
www.sciencedir...
Stress Hormones in Teen (Mice) Linked with Circadian Response
link.springer....
Light Pollution Harms Chameleons in Captivity
• Shedding Light on Dark...
New Donors for Fountain Hills Dark Sky Center in AZ
ktar.com/story...
DarkSky Ireland Secures Funding from Community Foundation
www.leavenotra...
Traverse City Civil Court Upholds Lighting Regs
milawyersweekl...
New Castle County Council in DW Approves Light Pollution Ordinance
townsquaredela...
San Marcos, TX Passes Lighting Reg
www.sanmarcosr...
As Does Manzanita, OR
www.tillamookh...
Advocates Meet on Lighting in Lauwersoog, Netherlands
www.interregno...
Atlanta Volunteers Patrol for Bird Strikes
hoodline.com/2...
Lights Out in Portland, Maine
www.newscenter...
Calgary, AB Bird Watchers Raise Concerns Over Lighting
calgary.ctvnew...
Canterbury, NZ Plans Astrotourism Campaign
www.1news.co.n...
Carrickalinga in South Australia is a Dark Sky Community
darksky.org/ne...
DSI Recognizes Moab, UT
www.sltrib.com...
Residents of Johor Bahru, Malaysia Celebrate AIA Sign Being Turned Off
newsexplorer.n...