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Joining forces to protect the night from light pollution

Press release

Co-authors: Ruskin Hartley, Executive Director, IDA Brian Liebel, Director of Standards and Research, IES We are delighted to announce …

April 17, 2020

Light Pollution Research Shows Humans and Wildlife Can Coexist

Light Pollution

It is no secret that light pollution has an impact on wildlife. For billions of years, all life has …

March 3, 2020

Lighting Technical Committee

About

The DarkSky Technical Committee is made up of highly-skilled lighting specialists and environmental scientists, and provides guidance on policies …

January 15, 2026

Mexico’s Environmental Law Will Now Include Regulation of Light Pollution

News

by John C. Barentine, Ph.D. Director of Public Policy and Amanda Gormley Director of Communication The Senate of Mexico …

December 17, 2019

DarkSky Advocate Rosalía Lugo opens teens’ eyes to light pollution in Chicago

News

DarkSky Delegate Rosalía Lugo empowers working-class youth of color through the YOLO program at Adler Planetarium, educating them about …

December 16, 2019

Light Pollution and the Beginner Astronomer

Astronomy

Guest post by Peter Thompson, co-founder of Astronomy for Beginners Above your head every night, there is a light …

July 1, 2019

Queensland Becomes a Leading Light with Dark Sky Sanctuary

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The stars are shining bright at the Australian Age of Dinosaurs in Winton with confirmation the museum has received …

May 23, 2019

IDA Announces Lighting Guidelines for Electronic Messaging Centers

Light Pollution

Today the International Dark-Sky Association released lighting guidelines for electronic messaging centers (EMCs). The guidelines, developed in line with…

May 16, 2019

Light Pollution Poses Threat to Migrating Birds

Light Pollution

Across the northern hemisphere, the sights and sounds of migrating birds are a sure sign of spring. As temperatures …

May 9, 2019

Protect Our Species from Light Pollution this Earth Day

Light Pollution

Established in 1970, Earth Day has brought attention to the many issues impacting the environment for decades. The Earth …

April 22, 2019

“Radiance Light Trends” Shows Changes in Earth’s Light Emissions

Light Pollution

Many scientific datasets from satellites are in principle available for free, but that doesn’t mean that they are actually …

March 6, 2019

Young Advocates Set Their Eyes on Tackling Light Pollution

Guest Writer

Earlier this month, the International Dark-Sky Association was contacted by a group of students from Bioscience High School in …

February 22, 2019