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Light Pollution News, November 2026: Reflect Orbital’s Lone Pine Test, Newark’s LED Streetlight Study and NHTSA’s Headlight Glare Rewrite
In short Hi everyone. This month, I was glad to be joined by three really deep thinkers on this topic: Ari Isaak, of EvariLabs, Josh Sokol, a freelance journalist, and from Parc-National-Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse in Belgium, Nicolas Goethals. You can hear all of the thoughtful discussion by checking out this month’s episodes: Ignore Ecological Light Pollution! and…
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Light Pollution News, October 2026: Mount Washington’s 9/11 Tribute Lights, Bird Migration Lights Out and Reflect Orbital’s FCC Approval
In short This month, I had a ton of fun with three really great guests: Steve Mariconda of Dark Sky New Jersey, yes – there are folks who advocate for responsible lighting practices in the Garden State!; Researcher, astronomer, fiction writer, and much more, the great Diane Turnshek; and a guest who helped create and…
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Light Pollution News, September 2026: Permanent Daylight Saving Time, Artificial Light and Pollen Seasons, and Too Bright Headlights
In short This month, I had some really insightful conversations with Dark Sky Consulting’s John Barentine and ecologist Lin Meng. I was also joined by remote sensing researcher Zhe Zhu for the first show this month. We had some great conversations this month. Be sure to check out Solar Days and Lighting for Reassurance! As…
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Light Pollution News, August 2026: A Nine Year Old Chief Star Counter, Los Angeles Rejects a Streetlight Fee and Saudi Arabia Plans a Public Observatory
In short This month, I was very happy to be joined by the CEO of DarkSky International, Ruskin Hartley; an amazing ecologist, Dr. Kaori Yokochi; and the co-host to one of my favorite podcasts, the Actual Astronomy podcast’s Shane Ludtke, for the episodes Fundamental Rhythms! and Sustainable Regeneration? Or is it Regenerative Sustainability? As always,…
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Light Pollution News, June 2026: The Bay Lights 360 Lawsuit, Bats and Light, and the 1930s Roots of Headlight Glare
In short This month, we had a spirited Light Pollution News as I welcomed back two past guests, Ken Walczak, formerly of the Adler Planetarium, and Mark Baker of the Soft Lights Foundation. I also welcomed charismatic author and naturalist Charles Hood to the show. This is his first appearance. You can learn more by…
Light Pollution News
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