Houston Chronicle

Are LED street lights a bright idea?

It was something that I hadn't heard about until the street light near our former apartment in Houston Heights was changed. For a few days I thought that there were oncoming vehicles (with LED ...
Acsh.org

Shining a Light on AMA's Dim View of LED Street Lamps

The American Medical Association is seeing the switch to brighter, longer-lasting LED street lamps as troubling, even raising some health concerns that it's calling potentially "harmful." But to us, ...
MedPage Today

LED Street Lights: Good for the Environment, Bad for Night Vision? Karl Citek, OD, PhD, of the AOA, Sheds Light on the Topic

—The emission of blue light from these new technologies has raised some concern. Get tips to help patients who struggle while driving at night. As communities and car manufacturers turn to more ...
Forbes

Los Angeles Saves Millions With LED Street Light Deployment

Next month marks the four-year anniversary of the world’s most ambitious LED street light conversion project. On February 16, 2009, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and President Bill Clinton ...
WLRN

LED streetlights are energy efficient, but are they environmentally friendly? It's complicated

Rick Newman's backyard in east Boca Raton has that Old Florida vibe: A swimming pool is surrounded by live oaks and palms. For years, the trees' lush canopy has kept the area shaded against the sun, ...
KCUR 89.3 FM

Kansas City saved energy by switching to LED streetlights. But it has bigger climate issues

LED's over Troost at MLK Boulevard. The city has almost finished changing bulbs in all its streetlights to LED's. As part of its sweeping green infrastructure plan, Kansas City is transitioning to LED ...
Government Technology

New York Hits Goal of Installing 500,000 LED Streetlights

(TNS) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced that New York State has achieved its goal of replacing 500,000 streetlights with energy-efficient SMART LED fixtures throughout the state through ...
WREG

LED street lights are coming, MLGW map shows when

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis is replacing its old-style street lights with brighter LED lights, and you can keep up with where the work stands with an online map. The $42 million LED upgrade is already ...
New Atlas

The LED street lights in Los Angeles are getting smarter

Philips has announced that it plans to make 110,000 LED street lights in Los Angeles connected. The company will bring the lights online using new plug-and-play CityTouch technology. It is said to be ...
Global News

LED street lights can damage eyes and cause sleep problems, health officials warn

LED street lights are proven to be cheaper for cities, and more environmentally friendly, but health officials in Britain are warning that they also could have adverse health effects on travellers.
BBC

'LED street lights are disturbing my sleep'

In towns and cities across the world, the colour of night is changing. Traditional yellow sodium street lights are steadily being replaced by white LED lamps. The new lights use less energy, ...