The first major city in the United States passes a dark-sky ordinance (DailyKos) [View all]

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Thursday October 07, 2021 · 7:20 PM PDT

Stars can’t fight city lights. They’ve turned their backs on us.

A hundred years ago, just about anyone could walk outside into their yard at night, look up, and easily see the Milky Way. But now we all take for granted that you can’t see any but the very brightest features of the night sky from urban and even suburban areas because there’s simply no getting around all the light pollution. It’s just the cost of doin’ business.

But that thinking is beginning to change.

In September 2021, my beloved Pittsburgh became the first major city to rethink how urban lighting will be conducted, passing a dark-sky ordinance not only for visibility of the night sky but also to use less energy, to help plants and animals by maintaining a crisper day-night cycle, to reduce glare for better night vision, and to benefit those in poorer neighborhoods who are disproportionately negatively affected by wasteful overlighting.

I’m so proud of you, Pittsburgh! I hope your action will lead the way for cities across the United States.
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more (fairly detailed article): https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/10/7/2055974/-The-first-major-city-in-the-United-States-passes-a-dark-sky-ordinance?utm_source=EarthSky+News