Advancing responsible outdoor lighting

DarkSky International updates DarkSky Approved Luminaires program to tackle growing light pollution crisis

Press release

Discover DarkSky Approved Luminaires—third-party certified light fixtures that reduce light pollution and support responsible outdoor lighting at night.

April 3, 2025

Create state and local outdoor lighting codes

Policy

Establishing quality requirements for outdoor lighting is an effective way to protect state and local character, enhance visual safety, …

February 25, 2026

International Dark Sky Places Program Advocacy 2023

About

An International Dark Sky Place (IDSP) aims to encourage communities and protected areas…

May 15, 2024

Support responsible outdoor lighting

What we do

DarkSky supports responsible outdoor lighting through policy positions, public education, scientific research, partnerships, and more.

February 26, 2026

Our positions and statements

Policy

DarkSky’s positions and statements address critical issues related to light pollution and dark skies, guiding our priorities, communications, advocacy …

December 19, 2025

Request for support for a petition to reduce light pollution at night in New Zealand

Guest Writer

The following is a guest post by Nalayini Brito-Davies, Vice President of the IDA Board of Directors. As with …

January 24, 2023

IDA appeals FCC approval of SpaceX Gen2 satellite constellation

Satellites

IDA has appealed in response to the FCC order and authorization approving SpaceX to deploy and maintain a constellation …

January 6, 2023

Pursuing Europe-wide action on light pollution

Policy

To support a proposal for EU-wide action on light pollution from the Czech Republic, IDA has developed a European …

December 20, 2022

Education and outreach

What we do

DarkSky has been spreading the word about light pollution since 1988. Education and outreach is woven into almost every …

July 25, 2023

Dark sky friendly outdoor lighting for policy makers

Resources

In an average year in the U.S. alone, outdoor lighting uses about 380 terawatt-hours of energy, mostly to illuminate …

August 30, 2023

DarkSky advocates for policy priorities that reduce light pollution and promote quality outdoor lighting

Policy

Carefully crafted and robust public policy is crucial to fulfilling DarkSky’s mission to restore the nightime environment and protect …

July 26, 2023