May 16, 2024 – Pennsylvania woman may be the first in U.S. to be tested on ties between non-epileptic seizures and LED exposure – Texas Public Radio publishes a podcast on the impacts of LED headlights on Jamie Troese in Pennsylvania, describing how LED headlights have essentially imprisoned her in her home. Interview with Mark Baker and Soft Lights Foundation.
May 12, 2024 – Elana Scherr: Are Modern Headlights Too Bright? – Car and Driver mentions Soft Lights Foundation lawsuit and petition.
May, 2024 – LED Applications Require Exposure Limits to Safeguard Consumers – Opinion article in Photonics Spectra mentions Mark Baker.
March 29, 2024 – America’s Drivers Agree: LED Headlights Are Just too Bright – Effort by Soft Lights Foundation to petition NHTSA is mentioned.
March 19, 2024 – Why Are Headlights So Bright? There May Be a Fix, But It’s Complicated – WBZ TV news story with Soft Lights Foundation mentioned prominently at the end.
March 5, 2024 – Organization Sues FDA for Failing to Protect Public from Biologically and Environmentally Harmful LED Lights – Review of Mark Baker FDA lawsuit.
February 23, 2024 – What’s the Story with Headlight Glare? – American Automobile Association article references the Soft Lights Foundation and our petition to ban blinding headlights.
February 6, 2024 – LED lights should be outlawed – Opinion article that references the Soft Lights Foundation.
January 31, 2024 – 5 Big Questions: Mark Baker’s Push for LED Regulation – Video interview with Inside Lighting.
January 29, 2024 – Inside Lighting: FDA Sued over LED Safety Regulations – A good summary of the Mark Baker lawsuit against the FDA.
January 26, 2024 – US Food and Drug Administration Sued for Failing to Regulate LED Lights – Soft Lights Foundation press release.
December 14, 2023 – LED headlamps draw attention over safety concerns – Repairer Driven News article that references the Soft Lights Foundation and our petition.
December 11, 2023 – LED Headlights Creating Glaring Problem for Drivers – The Soft Lights Foundation is mentioned in this article in Newsday, Long Island, New York
September 19, 2023 – Advocacy Group Attempts to Halt Markleville LED Project – News article on our efforts to have Markleville publish an ADA accommodation plan.
August 28, 2023 – Get a Grip on Lighting and Restoring Darkness Podcast – Mark Baker discusses the US regulatory system for LED products and the impacts of LED radiation on human health with the podcast hosts.
July 15, 2023 – Op-Ed: LED Streetlights Lack FDA Approval – Soft Lights Foundation opinion article in the Goleta Voice.
Summer, 2023 – Friends of Merrymeeting Bay Newsletter – Article by Mark Baker on the harms and lack of LED regulation.
April 12, 2023 – Thousands of drivers sign petition calling for ban on ‘blinding’ vehicle headlights – The Soft Lights Foundation is interviewed for this story.
February 25, 2023 – The Hill – Are Headlights Brighter Than They Used to Be? – The Soft Lights Foundation gets prominent coverage.
January 13, 2023 – Times Colonist – Road Safety: The Fight to Ban Dazzle Headlights – John Ducker makes clear that the government has failed to properly regulated LED headlights.
November 28, 2022 – CleanTechnica – Some Environmental & Health Activists Are On A Mission To Reform … (Checks Notes) … LED Lighting? – A reporter reviews our website and facts for the first time.
November 5, 2022 – Ashland.news – Local activist Sues city of Ashland over Flashing LEDs. – News article about Soft Lights Foundation ADA lawsuit.
August 22, 2022 – RTO Insider – Nevada Petition Seeks to Halt Utility Installation of LED Streetlights – This utility industry magazine wrote about our petition to the Nevada PUC.
April 17, 2022 – The Post-Star – Opinion Letter – Opinion letter that LEDs are triggering seizures and cannot be made safe. The Soft Lights Foundation is mentioned.
March 22, 2022 – Armchair Mayor – Response to Opinion Letter – A response to our letter disagreeing with our statements.
March 21, 2022 – Armchair Mayor – Opinion Letter – Our letter stating that LEDs are not energy efficient.
January 4, 2022 – San Jose Airport Commission – Public Comments – Our comments against LED billboards.
November 17, 2021 – LED Headlights Cause Eye Damage, Road Rage, and More – Our opinion letter.
November 4, 2021 – Daily Nexus – University of California, Santa Barbara – UCSB responds to our position against windowless dorm rooms.
2021 – KXCR Radio Interview with Mark Baker – Interview with a Florence, Oregon radio station about LED lights.
June 23, 2021 – KOTA, Houston, Texas – Blinded by the Light: Safety Group Petitions Congress for Headlight Regulations – Our interview with KOTA about LED headlights.
June 16, 2021 – ABC 13, Houston – Blinded by the light: Safety group petitions Congress for headlight regulations
June 6, 2021 – New York Times – https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/05/business/led-hid-headlights-blinding.html – We were interviewed for this story.
March 11, 2021 – eLightBars – Softlights.org vs. Vehicle Lighting – A blog thread discussing our MUTCD LED flashing lights comments.
December 26, 2020 – California Energy Commission – Comments on Light Pollution – Our comments to the CEC.
June 21, 2020 – The Columbian – Are Those Bright Headlights Legal? – Our comments were referenced.