After air and noise pollution comes light pollution

THE Clean Air Act of 1999 defines an air pollutant as any matter that is detrimental to health, such as dust, soot, cinders, fly ash, etc. Since noise is not matter but energy, it is not legally actionable. It is good, however, that the same Clean Air Act classifies noise as an emission, i.e., unwanted sound from a known source that is passed into the atmosphere and, therefore, actionable.

The most common dark skies law requires the installation of shielded light fixtures that emit light only downward. Some local governments require the use of low-glare or low-wattage lighting and regulate the amount of time that certain lighting can be used. In Florida , a model lighting ordinance guides local governments in developing policies to protect hatching sea turtles.So far, there is no Philippine legislation specifically addressing light pollution control.

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