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What Can You Do About a Neighbor’s Bright Lights - Featured Image

It’s 11:30 p.m., and you’re trying to fall asleep, but a harsh white light is shining straight through your bedroom window. Or maybe your backyard,

Starting a DarkSky Movement in You Community - Featured Image

Local advocacy is the frontline defense against light pollution. Grassroots movements across the country have proven that community-based efforts can successfully restore dark skies, one

Are Your Permanent Lights Really DarkSky-Friendly

Permanent lights are a growing trend among many homeowners. Permanent lighting installations are year-round LED strips and accent lights installed under eaves, on porches, and

Measuring Light Pollution by Eye Using Globe at Night - Featured Image

Why Light Pollution Needs Monitoring When was the last time you looked up and saw the Milky Way stretching across the Texas sky? For many

Billboards in the Sky: How Advertising Fuels Light Pollution - Featured Image

When we think about light pollution, streetlights usually take the blame. But research reveals a different story: billboards and advertising lights are major contributors to

When Bright Lights Cost More Than They Save Light Pollution’s Hidden Toll on Businesses - Featured Image

Light Doesn’t Always Mean Better Picture a Texas retail center bathed in intense overhead lighting, illuminating the parking lot, the neighboring properties, and the sky

Shedding Light the Right Way How the Oil and Gas Industry is Fighting Light Pollution in Texas and New Mexico - Featured Image

At the start of 2025, DarkSky International recognized three oil and gas facilities in New Mexico as “Night-Sky Friendly”. This is the first-ever achievement: known

Why Amber Lighting Should Be the Default Choice at Night - Featured Image

What Is Amber Lighting – and Why Does it Matter? Amber lighting refers to warm-spectrum light rated at or below 2,200 Kelvin that emits little

How Artificial Light at Night (ALAN) is Affecting Nocturnal Birds - Featured Image

Artificial Light at Night is Not Just About Stars Picture a Texas night decades ago: stars scattered across an ink-black sky, nightjars calling through the

Protecting The Dark Sky Where Ordinances Are Not Allowed By The State - Featured Image

The Challenge of Light Pollution in Texas Light pollution continues to spread across Texas, affecting both rural and urban areas, as detailed in our overview