1.0Scenic Americahttps://www.scenic.orgTziporah Feldmanhttps://www.scenic.org/author/tfeldman/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="7CFPM28P3K"><a href="https://www.scenic.org/2025/07/30/billboards-in-the-sky-the-hidden-culprit-behind-light-pollution/">Billboards in the Sky: The Hidden Culprit Behind Light Pollution</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.scenic.org/2025/07/30/billboards-in-the-sky-the-hidden-culprit-behind-light-pollution/embed/#?secret=7CFPM28P3K" width="600" height="338" title="“Billboards in the Sky: The Hidden Culprit Behind Light Pollution” — Scenic America" data-secret="7CFPM28P3K" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.scenic.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.scenic.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Lexus_Billboard_01.jpg640480Billboards don’t just clutter our roads—they flood our skies with artificial light, stealing the stars and disrupting ecosystems. As research shows, these glowing ads are among the top contributors to urban light pollution, and cities are finally starting to take notice.