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Light Pollution News

Light Pollution News

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Ever wonder why migrating birds crash into buildings? Or why you can't sleep at night? What about where you can still see the Milky Way?

Light Pollution News explores how our 24/7 lit world affects everything from wildlife and human health to our understanding of the stars, travel, and the future of our cities. Host Bill McGeeney brings on rotating guests to help dig into the latest research, policy activity, and real-world solutions - from how irresponsible lighting degrades our health to the best dark sky destinations for your next trip. Whether you're a birder, conservationist, astrophotographer, or just someone who misses sleeping in darkness, this is the show that connects the dots between your disappearing nighttime environment and the world around you.

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Episodes
  • June 2026: Avoiding Light Fetish.
    Jun 22 2026

    This episode's guests:

    • Ken Walczak, Night Light Consulting.
    • Mark Baker, Soft Lights Foundation.
    • Charles Hood, Author of Nature at Night.

    Bill's News Picks:

    • Ford Government's bill 98 Could be the final Death Knell for Birds, Alexis Wright & Anushka Yadav, The Pointer.
    • Artificial light at night disrupts immune rhythms in wild rodents under semi-natural conditions, Environmental Pollution.
    • Chronic Artificial Light at Night Exposure Disrupts Circadian Rhythms and Modulates P53 Gene Expression in a Rat Model of Colorectal Cancer, Journal of Medicine and Health Research.
    • Engineering glowing plants: recent progress and future directions for application-oriented design, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology.
    • L.Y.R. - Dark Sky Reservation, Real World Records, Youtube.


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    About Light Pollution News:

    Ever wonder why migrating birds crash into buildings? Or why you can't sleep at night? What about where you can still see the Milky Way?

    Light Pollution News explores how our 24/7 lit world affects everything from wildlife and human health to our understanding of the stars, travel, and the future of our cities. Host Bill McGeeney brings on rotating guests to help dig into the latest research, policy activity, and real-world solutions - from how irresponsible lighting degrades our health to the best dark sky destinations for your next trip. Whether you're a birder, conservationist, astrophotographer, or just someone who misses sleeping in darkness, this is the show that connects the dots between your disappear...

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    54 mins
  • June 2026: Let Bats Be Themselves!
    Jun 8 2026

    This episode's guests:

    • Ken Walczak, Night Light Consulting.
    • Mark Baker, Soft Lights Foundation.
    • Charles Hood, Author of Nature at Night.

    Bill's News Picks:

    • Finland's longest bridge reaches completion in Helsinki, Starr Charles, Dezeen.
    • The Bay Lights Come Back On Tonight After Three-Year Hiatus, SF Gate.
    • Light and ultrasonic noise pollution displaces trawling Daubenton’s bats, Scientific Reports.
    • Assessing the benefits of part-night lighting on a tropical bat species endemic to Reunion Island, Biological Conservation.
    • From gas lamps to LEDs: The 100-year war on headlight glare, Kris Culmer, Autocar.


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    A hearty thank you to all of our paid supporters out there. You make this show possible.

    For only the cost of one coffee each month you can help us to continue to grow. That’s $3 a month. If you like what we’re doing, if you think this adds value in any way, why not say thank you by becoming a supporter!

    Why Support Light Pollution News?

    • 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.
    • Satisfaction that your support helps further critical discourse on this topic.


    About Light Pollution News:

    Ever wonder why migrating birds crash into buildings? Or why you can't sleep at night? What about where you can still see the Milky Way?

    Light Pollution News explores how our 24/7 lit world affects everything from wildlife and human health to our understanding of the stars, travel, and the future of our cities. Host Bill McGeeney brings on rotating guests to help dig into the latest research, policy activity, and real-world solutions - from how irresponsible lighting degrades our health to the best dark sky destinations for your next trip. Whether you're a birder, conservationist, astrophotographer, or just someone who misses sleeping in darkness, this is the show that connects the dots between your disappear...

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    1 hr
  • May 2026: Trust Nobody, Check Everything
    May 18 2026

    This episode's guests:

    • Yana Yakushina, lawyer, researcher, and dark sky protection educator.
    • Barrington Russell, founder of DarkSkySites.com.
    • Paul Marchant, Statistician.

    Bill's News Picks:

    • Moonlight: a neglected driver of primate sleep ecology, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology.
    • A04615, New York State Assembly.
    • Musk Offers Sneak Peek at Orbiting Data Centers. They're Bigger Than the ISS, Michael Kan, PCMag.
    • Blue Origin Joins the Race for Orbital Data Centers With 51K Satellite Plan, Michael Kan, PC Magazine.
    • Medieval poets wrote about auroras. Their work is providing clues to the solar cycle, Jacek Krywko, Scientific American.



    Send Feedback Text to the Show!

    Support the show

    A hearty thank you to all of our paid supporters out there. You make this show possible.

    For only the cost of one coffee each month you can help us to continue to grow. That’s $3 a month. If you like what we’re doing, if you think this adds value in any way, why not say thank you by becoming a supporter!

    Why Support Light Pollution News?

    • 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.
    • Satisfaction that your support helps further critical discourse on this topic.


    About Light Pollution News:

    Ever wonder why migrating birds crash into buildings? Or why you can't sleep at night? What about where you can still see the Milky Way?

    Light Pollution News explores how our 24/7 lit world affects everything from wildlife and human health to our understanding of the stars, travel, and the future of our cities. Host Bill McGeeney brings on rotating guests to help dig into the latest research, policy activity, and real-world solutions - from how irresponsible lighting degrades our health to the best dark sky destinations for your next trip. Whether you're a birder, conservationist, astrophotographer, or just someone who misses sleeping in darkness, this is the show that connects the dots between your disappear...

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    58 mins
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