Advocacy and policy

How one Arizona city inspired a global conservation program

Community stories

Twenty-five years ago, Flagstaff, Arizona, became the world’s first International Dark Sky City.

October 23, 2026

DarkSky and the National Audubon Society promote Lights Out for the birds

About

Twice a year, billions of birds take part in massive migrations. Generally, birds spend the spring and summer in …

May 8, 2025

Create state and local outdoor lighting codes

Policy

Establishing quality requirements for outdoor lighting is an effective way to protect state and local character, enhance visual safety, …

June 18, 2026

DarkSky International launches the DarkSky Action Fund to combat light pollution

About

DarkSky Action Fund, an innovative new lifeline of support for projects combatting light pollution.

August 8, 2024

Illuminating the path to sustainable cities

About

DarkSky’s collaboration with LUCI Association to combat light pollution.

July 9, 2024

Our positions and statements

Policy

DarkSky’s positions and statements address critical issues related to light pollution and dark skies, guiding our priorities, communications, advocacy …

June 17, 2026

Request for support for a petition to reduce light pollution at night in New Zealand

Guest Writer

The following is a guest post by Nalayini Brito-Davies, Vice President of the IDA Board of Directors. As with …

January 24, 2023

IDA appeals FCC approval of SpaceX Gen2 satellite constellation

Satellites

IDA has appealed in response to the FCC order and authorization approving SpaceX to deploy and maintain a constellation …

January 6, 2023

Pursuing Europe-wide action on light pollution

Policy

To support a proposal for EU-wide action on light pollution from the Czech Republic, IDA has developed a European …

December 20, 2022

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June 28, 2023

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

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