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Light Pollution NewsOctober 2025: 50 Tons a Day! This episode's guests:Yana Yakushina, Lawyer and Researcher.James Lowenthal, Astronomer.Vicky Derksen, Night Sky Tourist.Bill's News Picks:The endangered night: the challenge of light pollution within the international environmental legal context, Journal of Environmental Law. On National Space Day, Fadnavis pledges India's first state Dark Sky Policy, and what it could unlock for Maharashtra, ANI, Tribune. Appeals court rules Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" detention site can stay open, Joe Walsh, CBS News.Is Starlink Bad for the Environment? FCC Doesn’t Think It Should Weigh In, Michae...
2025-10-0655 min
Light Pollution News Podcast50 Tons a Day!What a show we have for you today! The FCC wants to keep the National Environmental Policy Act away from the Space Economy; the US Open showcases how good sports lighting can be; and how do you define ‘pollution’?
Listen to all this and more! With me today is Yana Yakushina, so you know it’s going to be a good one! Also here is astronomer, James Lowenthal, and host of the Night Sky Tourist podcast, Vicky Derksen!
Hang on! A new Light Pollution News is coming right up!
2025-10-0500 min
The Astroholic ExplainsTo Protect A Common HeritageThe battle against light pollution goes through policy and legislation. Certain regions of the world are actually in a better situation than you might think. While the road ahead is long, we talked to those who are paving the way.The episode features:Yana Yakushina, lawyer at the Space Court FoundationRayan Khan, founder of Cosmic TribeDr John Berentine, Principal Consultant at Dark Sky Consulting LLCRobert Massey, Deputy Executive Director of the Royal Astronomical SocietyJasmine van der Pol, Senior Programme Manager LUCI Association
2025-08-2229 min
Европульс. ПостскриптумПро световое загрязнениеКому не хватает ночной темноты и как европейские страны предполагают ее вернуть? Правда ли свет делает все безопаснее? Сколько света нужно городам? И как быть с новогодними гирляндами на фасадах зданий? Об этом и не только говорим с исследовательницей правовых вопросов светового загрязнения из Университета Гента (Бельгия) и активисткой движения за темное небо (DarkSky International https://darksky.org/ ) Яной Якушиной.
Больше о европейском взгляде на проблему светового загрязнения в нашей статье https://clck.ru/3MMW8y Ссылки и упоминания:Материалы на “Европульсе” о природоохранных территориях и проектах NATURA2000 https://euro-pulse.ru/tag/natura-2000/
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Карта светового загрязнения: https://clck.ru/3MMWGF Книги про световое загрязнение: The end of the night https://clck.ru/3MMWP8, The Darkness manifesto https://clck.ru/3MMWVA, Under the stars https://clck.ru/3MMWZYПодкасты: Light Pollution News https://lightpollutionnews.com/, Restoring Darkness https://restoringdarkness.com/ Страничка Яны в LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/yana-yakushina/ Больше интересного о Европе на других площадках "Европульса":
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2025-05-3037 min
Restoring DarknessRecognize Electric light as a Form of Pollution? With Yana YakushinaIn this episode, we welcome back Yana Yakushina, a legal expert and researcher tackling light pollution from a policy and environmental law perspective. We dive into the latest regulatory frameworks, legal victories, and the fight to recognize artificial light at night as a serious environmental issue like Germany has. Mark Baker shares real-world legal battles, including lawsuits against excessive blue LED lights and landmark cases pushing for stricter light trespass regulations. Yana unpacks international laws, EU policies, and groundbreaking studies linking light pollution to biodiversity and public health risks. 🔦 What you'll learn: - How leg...
2025-05-2143 min
Light Pollution News2024 Holiday Potluck!Find today's articles at LightPollutionNews.comA panel of guests from 2024 reflect on their favorite news stories of 2024 They discuss significant victories, such as the community-led opposition against the MSG Sphere project and the introduction of regulations in various countries addressing light pollution.- Community success in opposing MSG Sphere project - United Nations addresses satellite constellations’ impact on astronomy - New Zealand aims for dark sky continent with light pollution regulations - Astrotourism trends and their economic potential - Health implications of light pollution linked to mortality rates - Increas...
2024-12-261h 27
Light Pollution NewsSeptember 2024: What is Safe?A lot to discuss this month! Host Bill McGeeney is joined by an expert panel featuring the equitable conservationist, Shelana deSilva, lawyer and satellite researcher, Yana Yakushina, and, consultant, John Barentine.See Full Show Notes, Lighting Tips and more at LightPollutionNews.com. Like this episode, share it with a friend!Bill's Picks:It’s always sunny in space: Michigan startup hopes to beam solar power to Earth, Lucas Smoicic Larson, MLive. Spatiotemporal Analysis of Nighttime Crimes in Vienna, Austria, ISPRS Int J. Geo-Inf. ...
2024-09-1643 min
Light Pollution NewsSeptember 2024: Totality of Impact!A lot to discuss this month! Host Bill McGeeney is joined by an expert panel featuring the equitable conservationist, Shelana deSilva, lawyer and satellite researcher, Yana Yakushina, and, consultant, John Barentine. See Full Show Notes, Lighting Tips and more at LightPollutionNews.com. Like this episode, share it with a friend!Bill's Picks:Environmental impact (light pollution and energy wastage) of artificial grow lighting to replenish grass pitches in sports stadiums, World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews.Court Upholds FCC Approval of Starlink’s LE...
2024-09-031h 01
Light Pollution News PodcastWhat is Safe?We talk about harnessing energy from space, a crime study that appears to highlight the problems with using satellite images to assess lighting’s impact on crime, and how about a ban on digital billboards after 1am?
This month, I’m joined by a superstar panel from the North Coast Redwoods District of California State Parks, Shelana deSilva, Researcher and lawyer, Yana Yakushina, and from Dark Sky Consulting, John Barentine!
2024-09-0200 minLight Pollution News PodcastWhat is Safe?We talk about harnessing energy from space, a crime study that appears to highlight the problems with using satellite images to assess lighting’s impact on crime, and how about a ban on digital billboards after 1am?
This month, I’m joined by a superstar panel from the North Coast Redwoods District of California State Parks, Shelana deSilva, Researcher and lawyer, Yana Yakushina, and from Dark Sky Consulting, John Barentine!
2024-09-0200 minLight Pollution News PodcastTotality of Impact!This month! We look at the Olympic's opening ceremony which featured a spectacular light show at the Eiffel Tower. We look at a student study that examined the impact of artificial grow lighting on stadium pitches. And SpaceX’s plan to deploy 7500 Gen2 Starlink satellites was approved by the US Court of Appeals - a lot to discuss this month with an expert panel featuring the equitable conservationist, Shelana deSilva, lawyer and satellite researcher, Yana Yakushina, and, consultant, John Barentine.
2024-09-0200 minLight Pollution News PodcastTotality of Impact!This month! We look at the Olympic's opening ceremony which featured a spectacular light show at the Eiffel Tower. We look at a student study that examined the impact of artificial grow lighting on stadium pitches. And SpaceX’s plan to deploy 7500 Gen2 Starlink satellites was approved by the US Court of Appeals - a lot to discuss this month with an expert panel featuring the equitable conservationist, Shelana deSilva, lawyer and satellite researcher, Yana Yakushina, and, consultant, John Barentine.
2024-09-0200 min
Light Pollution NewsJune 2024: Crap LightingHost Bill McGeeney is joined by David Smith of Buglife, lawyer and policy researcher, Yana Yakushina, and Dark Skies Officer for Cumbria, Jack Ellerby.See Full Show Notes, Lighting Tips and more at LightPollutionNews.com. Like this episode, share it with a friend!Bill's Picks:Why some animals become agitated during solar eclipse, Basel Hindeleh, ABC News. Global study finds there really are more insects out after dark, Mark Wong and Raphael Didham, Phys.org. MHM WANTS TO FIGHT LIGHT POLLUTION, Emmanual Delacour, Est Media Montreal.Episode #7: Dark Sky Tourism, Avery Morgan, And...
2024-06-031h 53
Light Pollution News PodcastCrap LightingBoy do we have a show for you today! A wonderful panel of guests including lawyer Yana Yakushina, from Buglife: Mr. David Smith, and the Dark Sky officer for Cumbria, England – Mr. Jack Ellerby!
This month, how did animals fare during the solar eclipse? Are indicator lights making your nights extra bright? And a marvelously devious scheme to power solar energy 24 hours a day.
2024-06-0200 minLight Pollution News PodcastCrap LightingBoy do we have a show for you today! A wonderful panel of guests including lawyer Yana Yakushina, from Buglife: Mr. David Smith, and the Dark Sky officer for Cumbria, England – Mr. Jack Ellerby!
This month, how did animals fare during the solar eclipse? Are indicator lights making your nights extra bright? And a marvelously devious scheme to power solar energy 24 hours a day.
2024-06-0200 min
Beat the Big GuysTo Succeed, Have a Conversation That's Sensible To Your Listener - Yana YakushinaSandy speaks with Yana Yakushina (Ghent, Belgium) about her focus on establishing a legal framework for recognizing light pollution as an environmental concern.Creator and host: Sandy RosenthalExecutive producer: Landry BohnLinks to Yana Yakushina:https://www.linkedin.com/in/yana-yakushina/https://twitter.com/MrsYankaVideo version can be seen here: https://youtu.be/jF7hzHnFOts
2024-04-2236 min
Garden of ThoughtGarden Views E. 36 Bright Lights, Dark SkiesYana Yakushina is a lawyer and Ph.D. candidate at the University of Ghent in Belgium. She's an attorney with a focus on space law and is my colleague at the Space Court Foundation. Her cause is light pollution both here on Earth and in our skies. This impacts our mental health and the environment. Many animals are having their environment and migratory patterns disrupted. It's a big problem. But one with solutions that are easy to achieve. We also address Soviet era and current Russian space law.
2022-12-0742 min
Pod Ad AstraEP.11 - Dark Skies and Light Pollution w/ Yana YakushinaOn this episode, we talk with dark sky protector and space law expert Yana Yakushina about the problems caused by light pollution and how to mitigate them.
2022-10-1941 minRestoring DarknessThe Legal Recognition Of Light Pollution with Yana YakushinaThere’s air pollution, water pollution and noise pollution. Why hasn’t light pollution been recognised the same way? This is the question Michael Colligan and John Bullock tackle with Yana. Of course it takes awareness, but also commitment. And it just might be that the best way to get commitment is to get it in the books legally. It’s a complex problem that Yana is dedicated to studying, and maybe… solving? We didn’t even get into her research on space law. We’re going to have Yana back! Yana Yakushina is a practicing lawyer and researcher in the field...
2022-09-111h 03
Get A Grip On Lighting PodcastRestoring Darkness #50 - The Legal Recognition Of Light PollutionThere’s air pollution, water pollution and noise pollution. Why hasn’t light pollution been recognised the same way? This is the question Michael Colligan and John Bullock tackle with Yana. Of course it takes awareness, but also commitment. And it just might be that the best way to get commitment is to get it in the books legally. It’s a complex problem that Yana is dedicated to studying, and maybe… solving? We didn’t even get into her research on space law. We’re going to have Yana back! Yana Yakushina is a practicing lawyer and researcher in the field...
2022-09-111h 03