"A proposed #NewYorkState #law aimed at reducing #lightpollution could create a real problem for the state’s millions of #Jews, particularly on #Shabbos and #YomTov.

The “#DarkSkiesProtectionAct,” introduced in the State Senate by #Senator #BradHoylmanSigal, would require most outdoor lights across #NewYork to shut off between 11 pm and sunrise starting January 1, 2028.

The #legislation covers residential floodlights, building uplighting, commercial spotlights, and billboards, with the goal of preserving dark skies while “promoting safety for people, birds and other wildlife, conserving energy and reducing our carbon footprint.”

https://anash.org/new-york-dark-sky-bill-could-leave-frum-jews-in-the-dark/

The Northeast Hoped to Lead on Climate. Now It’s Rethinking.

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/11/climate/northeast-climate-goals-trump.html

nature finds a way

dreaming… a random bit

** in the ending of The Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenges from WordPress, here’s your Sunday Weekly Photo Prompt: travel **

medicine buddha mantra: Tayata Om Bekandze Bekandze Maha Bekandze Radza Samudgate Soha

health, wealth, and prosperity: Om Vasudhare Svaha

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Trump Administration to Pay $1 Billion to Energy Giant to Cancel Wind Farms

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/climate/offshore-wind-gas-trump-total.html

Love Canal, or How Toxic Capitalism Poisoned a Neighborhood and How “Housewives” Fought Back

https://digpodcast.org/2026/03/22/love-canal-or-how-toxic-capitalism-poisoned-a-neighborhood-and-how-housewives-fought-back/

#EnvironmentalHistory #19thCentury #20thCenturyHistory #AmericanHistory #NewYorkState #PoliticalHistory #WesternNewYork #WomensHistory #podcast #histodons #history @histodons