Soft Lights Foundation In The News

March 29, 2024America’s Drivers Agree: LED Headlights Are Just too Bright – Effort by Soft Lights Foundation to petition NHTSA is mentioned.

March 19, 2024Why 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, 2024Organization Sues FDA for Failing to Protect Public from Biologically and Environmentally Harmful LED Lights – Review of Mark Baker FDA lawsuit.

February 23, 2024What’s the Story with Headlight Glare? – American Automobile Association article references the Soft Lights Foundation and our petition to ban blinding headlights.

February 6, 2024LED lights should be outlawed – Opinion article that references the Soft Lights Foundation.

January 31, 20245 Big Questions: Mark Baker’s Push for LED Regulation – Video interview with Inside Lighting.

January 29, 2024Inside Lighting: FDA Sued over LED Safety Regulations – A good summary of the Mark Baker lawsuit against the FDA.

January 26, 2024US Food and Drug Administration Sued for Failing to Regulate LED Lights – Soft Lights Foundation press release.

December 14, 2023LED headlamps draw attention over safety concerns – Repairer Driven News article that references the Soft Lights Foundation and our petition.

December 11, 2023LED Headlights Creating Glaring Problem for Drivers – The Soft Lights Foundation is mentioned in this article in Newsday, Long Island, New York

September 19, 2023Advocacy Group Attempts to Halt Markleville LED Project – News article on our efforts to have Markleville publish an ADA accommodation plan.

August 28, 2023Get 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, 2023Op-Ed: LED Streetlights Lack FDA Approval – Soft Lights Foundation opinion article in the Goleta Voice.

Summer, 2023Friends of Merrymeeting Bay Newsletter – Article by Mark Baker on the harms and lack of LED regulation.

April 12, 2023Thousands of drivers sign petition calling for ban on ‘blinding’ vehicle headlights – The Soft Lights Foundation is interviewed for this story.

February 25, 2023The Hill – Are Headlights Brighter Than They Used to Be? – The Soft Lights Foundation gets prominent coverage.

January 13, 2023Times 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, 2022CleanTechnica – 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, 2021LED 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.

2021KXCR 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.