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Europe at night viewed from space with city lights showing human activity in Germany, France, Spain, Italy and other countries, 3d rendering of planet Earth, elements from NASA

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Travis Longcore for National Geographic — Light Pollution is Harming our Health

UCLA ecologist and adjunct professor Travis Longcore discussed the effects of light pollution through the leens of environmental injustice for National Geographic. From insomnia to cancer, the pervasive impacts of artificial night at night put minority communities particularly at-risk due to misguided efforts to stem crime, Longcore explains. Excessive lighting “is an environmental justice issue.”