A project to install new LED streetlights on Maui failed to consider the environmental impact in violation of state law. The color is harmful to sea turtles and birds, among other wildlife.
Category: Health
New Detroit sign ordinance to release flood of digital billboards
Detroit is positioned to adopt a new sign ordinance that would blanket the city with out-of-control digital signs and billboards. It will permit new electronic and video signage in almost every corner of the city, flooding the skies with light. Learn more and register your disapproval via Scenic Michigan’s campaign.
Blue light may accelerate aging
Daily exposure to blue light may accelerate aging, even if it doesn’t reach your eyes, study suggests. This includes light from LEDs and electronic devices.
Fake moons: the ultimate light pollution?
China is exploring using artificial satellites for street lighting.
Health consequences of ALAN
Richard ‘Bugs’ Stevens, one of the authors of the AMA report speaks up about the health concerns of artificial light at night: Aeon, August 3, 2018
Blue light linked to blindness
University of Toledo researchers report that blue light can cause macular degeneration: Science News