This episode's guests:

• Steve Mariconda, MPH.
• Frank Turina, Educator / National Park Service / Night Sky Resource Center.

Bill's News Picks:

• ‘This is a big win’: Planning Commission embraces ‘dark skies’ for Rappahannock County, Bob Hurley, Rappahonnock News.
• A CT man claims state courts don’t comply with a certain law. Why he says it matters., Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courient.
• City denies environmentalists’ appeal, greenlights new Oaks Park ride and lights, Maddie Khaw, The Oregonian.
• Fears over impact of wind farm lights on Dark Sky Park, BBC News.
• Caring China shop owner keeps store lights on for 13 years to aid women coming home late, Fran Lu, South China Morning Post.

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The path to sustainable starry night solutions begin with being a more informed you.

Light Pollution, once thought to be solely detrimental to astronomers, has proven to be an impactful issue across many disciplines of society including ecology, crime, technology, health, and much more!

But not all is lost! There are simple solutions that provide for big impacts. Each month, Bill McGeeney, is joined by upwards of three guests to help you grow your awareness and understanding of both the challenges and the road to recovering our disappearing nighttime ecosystem.

This episode's guests:

• Kelly Beatty, Sky and Telescope.
• Kerem Asfuroglu, Dark Source.
• David Smith, BugLife.

Bill's News Picks:

• Darkness is crucial to Everglades habitat: Could Alligator Alcatraz threaten it?, Max Chesnes, Phys.org.
• A183 Coast Road cycleway to get new street lighting to boost safety despite wildlife and dark skies fears, Nic Marko, Shields Gazette.
• Lunar cycle and moonlight intensity influence nocturnal migration patterns in a small songbird, Scientific Reports.
• Bogong moths use a stellar compass for long-distance navigation at night, Nature.

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• Receive quarterly invite to join as live audience member for recordings with special Q&A session post recording with guests.
• Receive all of the news for that month via a special Supporter monthly mailer.
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About Light Pollution News:

The path to sustainable starry night solutions begin with being a more informed you.

Light Pollution, once thought to be solely detrimental to astronomers, has proven to be an impactful issue across many disciplines of society including ecology, crime, technology, health, and much more!

But not all is lost! There are simple solutions that provide for big impacts. Each month, Bill McGeeney, is joined by upwards of three guests to help you grow your awareness and understanding of both the challenges and the road to recovering our disappearing nighttime ecosystem.

This episode's guests:

• Kelly Beatty, Sky and Telescope.
• Kerem Asfuroglu, Dark Source.
• David Smith, BugLife.

Bill's News Picks:

• Citizen science illuminates the nature of city lights, Nature Cities.
• Does darkness increase the risk of certain types of crime? A registered report article, Plos.org.
• To Determine if Changing to White Light Street Lamps Reduces Crime: A Multilevel Longitudinal Analysis of Crime Occurrence during the Relighting of Leeds, a UK City, Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy.
• Lipid metabolic adaptations during inflammation are controlled by the circadian clock and impaired by light at night, Inflammation Research.

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About Light Pollution News:

The path to sustainable starry night solutions begin with being a more informed you.

Light Pollution, once thought to be solely detrimental to astronomers, has proven to be an impactful issue across many disciplines of society including ecology, crime, technology, health, and much more!

But not all is lost! There are simple solutions that provide for big impacts. Each month, Bill McGeeney, is joined by upwards of three guests to help you grow your awareness and understanding of both the challenges and the road to recovering our disappearing nighttime ecosystem.