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After noise pollution comes light pollution
FOR some time, legal minds in the Philippines were in a bit of a quandary about noise pollution. Some argued that Republic Act (RA) 8749, or the 1999 Clean Air Act, defines air pollutant as any matter ...
In the mountains of central Idaho, a hiker reclines in his tent with his head exposed to the crisp night air. Above him, the sky is saturated with stars—dense, brilliant, and sharply defined. For ...
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Light Pollution Is Dimming the Stars Over Chester County, and Advocates Want Them Back
The stars over southeastern Pennsylvania are getting harder to find, but a group of Chester County advocates are working to bring them back. The numbers show how quickly the view is changing. The ...
Without a view of the stars at night, Don McLean would never have been able to write Vincent and Vincent van Gogh would not have painted Starry Night. Viewing a sky full of stars is part of what makes ...
Street lamps aren’t the only form of artificial light pollution – here’s how to create darker nights
Without a view of the stars at night, Don McLean would never have been able to write Vincent and Vincent van Gogh would not have painted Starry Night. Viewing a sky full of stars is part of what makes ...
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