Keep the U.P. Wild is organizing a lobbying blitz on Sep 19 to advocate for a National Wilderness Area in the U.P. For more info, and to join the emails to your Congressional delegation, go to the event website.
On June 27, the State of Connecticut passed a law implementing year-round lighting curfews for all state-owned buildings. It is the fourth state after New York, Illinois, and Minnesota to implement nighttime lighting laws to protect birds and reduce light pollution.
Some LED streetlights across the country are turning purple as they age. If this is happening near you, contact your local authority to replace. Blue and purple light is a form of light pollution that is detrimental to the ecosystem and human health.
Light pollution is increasing globally at a staggering rate of 10% per year, especially in North America, according to a new study in Science (Kyba et al. 2023) that is widely reported in the media.
A single satellite launched on Sept 9, 2022, could at times outshine all the stars and planets in the night sky, according to New Scientist and other sources.
The International Dark-Sky Association has named Keweenaw International Dark Sky Park based at Keweenaw Mountain Lodge in Copper Harbor, MI in the U.P. as the newest dark-sky park in Michigan!
Parkour athletes in France are making a sport of turning off lights of businesses violating local lighting ordinances, as reported by BBC News.
A new article in the Astronomical Journal shows that observers at 40 – 50 deg N/S latitude are impacted the most by satellite constellations, especially near the summer solstice. Locations of the satellite constellations can be tracked on a free iPad/iPhone app.
Baltimore Brew reveals how LED billboard advertising was maneuvered into place in Baltimore and Chicago, for a pittance in revenue. Similar dynamics have been at play in Detroit.
Pittsburgh passed a comprehensive lighting ordinance, as reported by NPR.
