Highlights from this episode:
- Lighting up the Court
- Satellite Imaging
- Tigers
- Bridges

Sponsored by Evluma
https://evluma.com/dark-sky-friendly-lighting/

Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle

Headlines and Sources:
Mark Baker and the Soft Lights Foundation Sue FDA
https://www.softlights.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Mark-Baker-vs.-FDA_filed.pdf

Major Variations in Street Light Dimming Functionality
https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/ssl-impacts-010v-led-streetlights_dec2023.pdf

AIR and CAS Partner on Satellite Imaging to Track Light Pollution
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17538947.2023.2297013

AIMS Using Satellites to Track Hazards to Marine Life
https://phys.org/news/2024-01-potential-iconic-marine-wildlife.html

New Estimate; Low-Orbit Objects Will Soon Be Responsible for 10% of Sky Glow
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Datawatch/Satellite-glints-grow-in-night-skies

Jeju National University College of Medicine Finds that Bright Light at Night Doubles Risk of Eye Disease
https://www.newsdirectory3.com/bright-lights-at-night-the-double-risk-of-eye-disease/

Diabetic Mice Do Worse Under ALAN
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphot.2024.1323539/abstract

LED Headlights Are Getting Worse
https://www.ledsmagazine.com/specialty-ssl/article/14303722/uk-motoring-group-says-blinding-headlights-are-getting-worse

UK Gov to Investigate Headlight Brightness
https://lightaware.org/news/uk-government-acknowledge-issues-with-glaring-headlights?fbclid=IwAR3E1LC87-HKQtgZJq3zFpKneB72u82y6nNOzgUOy0UHHrPud2t6USoQqKI

Excess Lighting Ruins Your Garden
https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2024/01/13/tone-it-down-why-too-much-artificial-lighting-is-bad-for-your-garden/

Pench Tiger Reserve is India's First Dark Sky Park
https://www.livemint.com/news/india/maharashtra-pench-tiger-reserve-becomes-indias-first-dark-sky-park-all-you-need-to-know-11705123164919.html

Lake Placid, NY Forms Dark Sky Committee
https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/49090/20240115/making-skies-darker-in-lake-placid-and-the-adirondack-park

Truckee, CA Works on Dark Sky Initiative
https://www.sierrasun.com/news/dont-be-afraid-of-the-dark-stars-will-light-the-way/

Campbell River, BC Resident Ask for Nuisance Lighting Laws
https://www.campbellrivermirror.com/local-news/campbell-river-resident-calls-for-city-to-regulate-nuisance-lighting-7296211

Brightoners Ask for American Express Community Stadium to Turn down exterior lighting
http://stadiumdb.com/news/2024/01/england_brighton_residents_urge_club_to_turn_off_that_light

Aspen, CO passes Light trespass Ordinance
https://coloradosun.com/2024/01/26/aspen-goes-dark-with-a-new-ordinance-that-punishes-light-trespass/

Samuel De Champlain Bridge in QC adds 5,800 RGB Decorative Lamps without Bothering Wildlife
https://www.lightspeconline.com/projects/article/33014622/lighting-an-iconic-bridge-while-minimizing-environmental-impact

Kansas City’s Bond Bridge Decorative Lights Are Out Over Maintenance Costs
https://www.yahoo.com/news/why-lights-kansas-city-bond-120000090.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9hcHAubWVsdHdhdGVyLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAAPcMfu8Xb7cYSO8irSBg2XVVUZPQ39i4791pnBsDBLROxE0so_Lxq1NxhhwqWdFCDF3dEhlXre9edZsZYjwnp1b3X_Uhzx1oEefQW17LC3JyQYkzwRxwHdp0hjkn9TkgvwtcyTJpBb4FhCZWyRHe0FVcV1ATM-jl00eIequJG-W

LDS Motions to Join Heber Valley, UT as Co-Defendant in Zoning Fight
https://ksltv.com/617416/church-of-jesus-christ-asks-to-intervene-in-lawsuit-against-heber-valley-utah-temple/

Musta Huone Drops Album in the Theme of Light Pollution
https://thequietus.com/articles/33751-musta-huone-interview