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Croatia Set To Enact One Of The World’s Most Advanced National Light Pollution Laws

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by John Barentine Director of Public Policy A proposed country-wide law in Croatia would conform to IDA’s endorsed best …

October 4, 2018

International Dark-Sky Association Establishes Ohio Chapter

Press release

The International Dark-Sky Association welcomes a new chapter in Ohio U.S. to support efforts that protect the nighttime environment …

September 11, 2018

GreaterSkies: Committed to Excellence and to IDA

Astronomy

Founded in 2006 by Juan Reyero, GreaterSkies is a small, international company that produces personalized star maps. Juan says …

August 31, 2018

“The Father of Modern Space Art” Inspired a Lifelong Love of Night Skies

Inspiration

As a young boy, IDA member John Mosley vividly recalls being mesmerized by the oversized paintings of distant worlds …

August 29, 2018

Texas Collaboration Protects Dark Skies

Light Pollution

The western part of Texas is home to one of the largest oil and gas producing regions in the …

August 14, 2018

Artificial Light Affects Zooplankton in Arctic

Light Pollution

During the polar night in the high Arctic, a team of scientists discovered “that certain aspects of the polar …

August 14, 2018

World’s Newest International Dark Sky Reserve Is Largest In Europe

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Dark night skies remain accessible over southeastern France, thanks to efforts undertaken by a region of the country described …

August 13, 2018

Artificial Light at Night Affects American Toad Metamorphosis and Growth

Light Pollution

In a study at Case Western Reserve University, scientists tested for both direct and indirect effects of artificial light …

August 9, 2018

Kanab, Utah Preserves View of the Stars with Outdoor Lighting Ordinance

Press release

On June 26, 2018, after a two-year citizen-led effort, the Kanab City Council enacted an outdoor lighting ordinance to …

July 31, 2018

Feeding Two Birds With One Seed

Inspiration

By: J. Scott Feierabend, Executive Director For most of my adult life, I routinely invoked the phrase of “killing …

July 24, 2018

How Light Pollution Affects the Pennsylvanian Ecosystem

Light Pollution

By guest writer, Craig Campbell As little as 100 years ago, it was possible to look up in the …

July 19, 2018

Artificial Light at Night May be Contributing to “Ecological Armageddon”

Light Pollution

In 2017, drastic declines of insects were reported by a team of scientists in Germany. The research indicated that …

July 17, 2018