SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- Excess light cast into the sky is now seen as a form of pollution with real impacts on the environment. The State of California ... But a satellite map displaying ...

Activists are bringing the bill back in hopes that this will be California's first step towards minimizing its light pollution. If passed, California would follow the footsteps of 19 other states ...

You can’t smell it, you can’t feel it, but it’s there — and it’s a problem. A recent study published in the journal Science Advances shows that light pollution—excessive artificial light which alters ...

Light pollution is worst around major cities, which is why stargazers often travel to remote areas to get a clear look at the stars. Here is a map of North America with brighter colors on the map ...

They can also work together to make light vanish. Urban light pollution is a large-scale issue, but individual households can help their communities turn down the lumens while still ensuring safety.

Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have dimmed the light pollution emanating from state buildings, writing that the proposed law was an “overly broad mandate” whose costs California is ...

The map below shows which states saw the highest levels of light pollution: "I believe that light pollution impacts health generally, including cognitive health, via disruption of circadian ...

Though it's made headlines recently for the huge amount of snow received, it's the incredible daily accomplishments from University of California Lick Observatory astronomers that are truly ...

For the study, researchers analyzed light pollution maps for the 48 continental states, comparing them to national data about Alzheimer’s disease incidence and known risk factors for the ...

Light pollution—the needless shining of bright ... (When a massive power outage struck southern California in the 1990s, Los Angeles residents reportedly called 911 to express alarm about ...

Their target is light pollution, and the work is taking place ... and if you're looking at a sky glow map of Eastern North America, you can see we're actually in one of the darkest parts of ...