Highlights from this episode:
 - Federal Precedents
 - Dark Sky Week 2024
 - Digital Planning
 - International Dark Skies Programs

Sponsored by Evluma
https://evluma.com/dark-sky-friendly-lighting/

Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle 

Headlines and Sources:

March 23rd was Earth Hour
https://www.dogonews.com/2024/3/20/earth-hour-2024-shines-a-spotlight-on-the-health-of-our-planet

Dark Sky Week is April 2-8
https://lightedmag.com/darksky-international-celebrates-international-dark-sky-week-2024/

PLAN-B Endorses Light Pollution Manifesto
https://plan-b-project.eu/2024/03/13/plan-b-manifesto/

Royal Society: "Changing streetlighting schemes and the ecological availability of darkness"
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsif.2023.0555?fbclid=IwAR0T5WM9AYgSyVxqsekZVQylSfWUjmagUeauPI6kGaONKWRykoTJiDhKJGI

Blue-Yellow Opponency For Circadian Entrainment
https://www.lightnowblog.com/2024/03/alternative-circadian-theory-of-blue-yellow-opponency/

Radiotherapy Results Improve if Matched to Circadian Rhythm
https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/6/1/14

Meal Timing linked with Sleep Quality and Anxiety (in Young Adults) 
https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/6/1/11

Chronoworking Might Fix Your Sleep
https://www.sleepfoundation.org/sleep-news/can-the-rise-of-chronoworking-help-fix-our-sleep

Urban Moths React to Light Pollution By Evolving Smaller Wings
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421950-city-moths-may-have-evolved-smaller-wings-due-to-light-pollution/#Echobox=1710290216

Sleep Deprivation Alters Estrus Cycle (in Rats)
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-56392-9

Federal Court of Appeals: Lighting Bylaws Are Not Religious Discrimination
https://madison.com/news/local/crime-courts/edgewood-high-school-madison-lights-lawsuit/article_22c3938e-e2f7-11ee-9648-1f85f5ed5b8a.html

Gantrisch is Switzerland's First Dark Sky Park
https://darksky.org/news/gantrisch-becomes-first-international-dark-sky-park-in-switzerland/

Lake County, OR is the Largest Dark Sky Sanctuary
https://www.argusobserver.com/valley_life/southern-oregon-s-lake-county-outback-named-world-s-largest-dark-sky-sanctuary/article_9d09f210-dfbd-11ee-9fb0-0f98915c498b.html

Kaikoura, NZ Alters Lighting Rules 
https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/350208724/tougher-lighting-rules-aim-protect-kaikouras-night-sky

Kūaotunu prepares plan for ‘Dark Sky’ status
https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/national/kuaotunu-prepares-plan-for-dark-sky-status/

The Danish Island of Mandø becomes Denmark’s fourth International Dark Sky Place
https://darksky.org/news/the-danish-island-of-mando-becomes-denmarks-fourth-international-dark-sky-place/

Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust in NH Offers Lighting Assessments for Private Homes
https://www.sunjournal.com/2024/03/15/home-lighting-inventories-offered-to-further-rangeleys-dark-sky-certification/

St. Germain, WI Tables Lighting Ordinance Proposal Indefinitely
https://www.wxpr.org/politics-government/2024-03-12/st-germain-lighting-ordinance-tabled-indefinitely

Burnaby, BC Condo Tower Strobe Lights the Neighborhood
https://www.burnabynow.com/local-news/strobe-light-effect-runs-up-and-down-51-storey-burnaby-condo-tower-8473798

Dark Skies Presentation in Newburyport
https://www.newburyportnews.com/news/local_news/dark-skies-presentation-at-first-religious-society/article_1d0d3e56-dfa3-11ee-adbd-ab5af30bacba.html

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