May 2023: Lumens are Calling!

This Month, host Bill McGeeney is joined by Michael Rymer of the Dark Sky (formerly International Dark Sky Association) and Youth Advocate, Bonnie Peng. Learn more at LightPollutionNews.com.

Articles:

• Is light pollution making darkness a luxury? 
• Here Come the Lumens 
• The New Light Is Bad There’s something off about LED bulbs — which will soon be, thanks to a federal ban, the only kind you can buy. 
• "Mysterious spiral" that looks like hazy, glowing galaxy seen hovering in Alaska's northern lights
• Why It’s Time for a Worldwide Lights-Out Program 
• The Consequences of Light Pollution 
• Light Pollution Disrupts Seasonal Differences in the Daily Activity and Metabolic Profiles of the Northern House Mosquito, Culex pipiens 
• Blue Vigil developed a high intensity tethered LED array to a drone 
• You're Definitely Suffering the Effects of Light Pollution—But We're Here to Help 
• $3M in federal money coming to Norfolk for streetlight upgrades
• Mayor Gloria highlights federal funding for streetlight repairs in multiple areas of San Diego 
• Frederick, Md plans to update its street lighting 

Afraid of the Dark: 

• The Safety of Light: A Short History of Light in Public Spaces 
• Camden Working to Fix Street Light Outages to Help Make Community Safer
• Natural Surveillance for Crime and Traffic Accidents: Simulating Improvements of Street Lighting in an Older Community 

Research Article of the Month: Impact of Solid State Roadway Lighting on Melatonin in Humans