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A neighborhood on a lake with tall trees reflected in the water.

City’s LED Retrofit Shows Need For Careful Lighting Choices

LEDs

By Guest Author Jim Benya Davis, California, is a small city adjacent to a large university. The city has …

December 8, 2015

Downtown main street of Liberal, Kansas sports new streetlights with old-time character, but which pour light out in all directions and up into the sky. With no shielding the exposed globes cause much glare that makes seeing difficult.

Citizens Push Back on LED Lighting

LEDs

By Chris Kyba, IDA board member and light pollution researcher Citizens around the world are raising hell over LED …

August 19, 2015

A nighttime satellite image of Florida showing excessive lighting that creates skyglow.

Planning Our Nights

Light Pollution

Florida Planning magazine (published by the American Planning Association Florida Chapter) features a great article about protecting the night …

August 5, 2015

Take Action to Prevent ‘Projecting Change’ in NYC

LEDs

A planned outdoor light projection event this Saturday, August 1, will bathe New York City’s iconic Empire State Building …

July 31, 2015

This screen shot from the NASA Blue Marble map shows the incredible amount of light coming stemming from Phoenix, Arizona

IDA Pens Op-Ed on Phoenix’s New Lights

LEDs

On Saturday, 13 June 2015, the Arizona Republic published the following guest editorial by IDA Executive Director Scott Feierabend …

June 16, 2015

Illustration of a home with a shielded outdoor light pointing down toward the ground.

Responsible home outdoor lighting

Outdoor Lighting

How many exterior lights do you have around your home or property? Are you sure? Have you carefully considered …

September 9, 2023

IDA Board Member Connie Walker representing IDA at Ceremony of International Year of Light 2015 in Paris

Education and outreach

What we do

DarkSky has been spreading the word about light pollution since 1988. Education and outreach is woven into almost every …

July 25, 2023

Three Pronged Street Lamp

New IDA LED Lighting Practical Guide

LEDs

The light-emitting diode (LED) is transforming the way we light our cities and towns offering a once-in-a-lifetime chance to …

April 15, 2015

CIty at night with light pollution

Dark sky friendly outdoor lighting for policy makers

Resources

In an average year in the U.S. alone, outdoor lighting uses about 380 terawatt-hours of energy, mostly to illuminate …

August 30, 2023

IDA Issues New Standards on Blue Light at Night

Press release

New rules strengthen IDA’s Fixture Seal of Approval program. TUCSON, AZ 01 December 2014 — The International Dark-Sky Association …

December 1, 2014

Gavel on book

DarkSky advocates for policy priorities that reduce light pollution and promote quality outdoor lighting

Policy

Carefully crafted and robust public policy is crucial to fulfilling DarkSky’s mission to restore the nightime environment and protect …

July 26, 2023

Natural darkness and human well-being

Light Pollution

With the rise of artificial light at night, our natural rhythms are being disrupted—while more research is needed, these …

November 17, 2025