TRL was commissioned by the UK government to drive around measuring headlight luminance in real world conditions. This is the first study to finally measure the correct metric for glare: luminance. The study confirms that headlights are too bright! www.trl.co.uk/publications...

November 4, 2025 – Mark Baker filed an appeal in the Court of Appeal of the State of California, First Appellate District, in the Bay Lights 360 case. www.softlights.org/wp-content/u...

NTD Television Network hosts a discussion on blinding LED headlights, with references to the Soft Lights Foundation. youtu.be/syFDmpJ9IGY

The National Association of Innovative Lighting Distributors published a video detailing a lighting rebate racket created by D+R International using a non-profit front organization called Design Lights Consortium. youtu.be/9YLSubY8PBo

Driving Vision News report on headlamp glare. It mentions luminance and size of the light source, in addition to blue wavelength light, headlamp mounting height and "recovery glare". Finally the industry is starting to grasp it. www.drivingvisionnews.com/wp-content/u...

Soft Lights Foundation Aug-Sep 2025 Newsletter. www.softlights.org/wp-content/u...

October 3, 2025 – The Soft Lights Foundation submitted the Aug-Sept. 2025 LED Incident Reports to the FDA, NHTSA, Members of Congress, and Members of the New York State Assembly. www.softlights.org/wp-content/u...

September 23, 2025 – Mark Baker settles ADA discrimination lawsuit against RT Golden Hills and Gogris Corporation for $6,000 for failing to turn off the intense blue LED lights on an LVT video surveillance system in a shopping center. www.softlights.org/wp-content/u...

September 23, 2025 - Mark Baker filed Objections to the Eastern District of California's Findings and Recommendations on the NHTSA/FDA lawsuit involving LED headlamps. The FDA and NHTSA are not free to ignore this health and safety issue. www.softlights.org/wp-content/u...

Dr. Paul Saladino's short video on unhealthy, ultra-processed LED light. Dr. Saladino recommends incandescent light bulbs. youtube.com/shorts/B7nY4...

This IR photo highlights the extreme danger of blue-rich LED streetlights and LED headlights. www.linkedin.com/posts/hisham...

The California Highway Patrol denied the Soft Lights Foundation petition to set an upper luminance limit of 20 candela per square meter for auxiliary vehicle warning lamps. We appealed. Denial: www.softlights.org/wp-content/u... Appeal: www.softlights.org/wp-content/u...

August 24, 2025 – The Soft Lights Foundation submitted a letter to the FDA, Access Board, and California Highway Patrol, requesting all three agencies collaborate to set a maximum limit on luminance for auxiliary vehicle warning lamps. www.softlights.org/wp-content/u...

Our cause is getting some exposure. A news story on Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez's efforts to solve the LED headlight crisis. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzDB...

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez's efforts on blinding LED headlights was covered in Time. time.com/7305954/brig...

August 2, 2025 – The Soft Lights Foundation and Mark Baker submitted a petition to the California Highway Patrol to set a maximum limit on luminance of 20 candela per square meter for flashing warning lamps. www.softlights.org/wp-content/u...

The Soft Lights Foundation has published a document which you can share with any government official to let them know that they are legally required to discontinue the use of auxiliary flashing lights on government vehicles. www.softlights.org/wp-content/u...

In response to Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s amendment to investigate LED headlights, the Soft Lights Foundation submitted a letter to NHTSA with resources and technical information. www.softlights.org/wp-content/u...

A July 2023 research article concludes that short-term exposure to high-intensity LED light may cause damage to the retina. This is contrary to the FDA's position that LEDs are benign and that LED products do not need regulation. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

July 15, 2025 – Mark Baker and the Soft Lights Foundation submitted a FOIA request to the FDA for all documents related to the FDA’s Electronic Product Radiation Control program for fiscal year 2024-2025. www.softlights.org/wp-content/u...

June 20, 2025 – Personal night light exposure predicts incidence of cardiovascular diseases in >88,000 individuals – Night light exposure was a significant risk factor for developing cardiovascular diseases. (www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...)

Mark Baker filed a discrimination lawsuit against Gogrich Corporation, RT Golden Hills, LP, Jack in the Box, Inc., and Liveview Technologies, Inc. related to the discriminatory blue LED lights used on the LVT video surveillance system. www.softlights.org/wp-content/u...

This astonishing AI document demonstrates why LED lights are abusive. For example, Nighttime comfort: 1-100 cd/m². Emergency vehicle strobes: 10,000-100,000 cd/m². Share with your government officials. claude.ai/public/artif...

June 30, 2025 – Soft Lights Foundation President Mark Baker filed a lawsuit for writ of mandate against the California Highway Patrol to compel the CHP to enforce the prohibition of illegal auxiliary LED flashing lights on California vehicles. www.softlights.org/wp-content/u...

June 24, 2025 – Policy Brief: Restoring the Night: A Policy Agenda for Light Pollution Mitigation in Europe – This policy brief provides strategic guidance for the European Union to take steps towards addressing light pollution. zenodo.org/records/1570...

US Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez discusses blinding LED headlights. www.thebulwark.com/p/yes-car-he...

This is what outdoor lighting should look like. www.linkedin.com/posts/joshua...

The Soft Lights Foundation sent a letter to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., requesting that he direct the FDA to comply with 21 U.S.C. 360ii in support of the May 20, 2025 MAHA report on public health. www.softlights.org/wp-content/u...

End of the Energy Efficiency Era. Now there is no reason to require hazardous LED lights. www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/... www.energy.senate.gov/2025/5/chair...

US Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez brings the issue of blinding LED headlights to Congress! x.com/RepMGP/statu...

May 18, 2025 – The Soft Lights Foundation began requesting that public accommodations and government agencies modify their policies, practices, and procedures to include consideration of the adverse and discriminatory impacts of LED products in all of their programs, services, and other activities.

CBRE, Inc. discrimination lawsuit settlement - Discriminatory Blue LED lights on LVT video surveillance system turned off and $6,000 settlement payment www.softlights.org/wp-content/u...

Soft Lights Foundation partners with the National Association of Lighting Distributors. inside.lighting/press/25-q2/...

April 28, 2025 – The Soft Lights Foundation submitted a petition to the California Highway Patrol to set maximum limits on luminance, radiance, and digital flashing characteristics for auxiliary LED flashing lights on vehicles. www.softlights.org/wp-content/u...

April 10, 2025 Yale University study. Outdoor Artificial Light at Night is carcinogenic. (ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/...)

Soft Lights Foundation President, Mark Baker, was interviewed by Green Street. We discuss the impacts of LED light on human health. Interview starts at the 8:30 timestamp. www.greenstreetnews.org/post/the-led...

April 13, 2025 – The Soft Lights Foundation submitted a petition to the California Highway Patrol to comply with California Vehicle Code Section 2400 to enforce the federal prohibition of excessively bright auxiliary LED flashing lights. www.softlights.org/wp-content/u...

April 10, 2025 – The Soft Lights Foundation sent a letter to the California Attorney General requesting enforcement of federal law prohibiting auxiliary flashing lights on vehicles. (www.softlights.org/wp-content/u...)

Dec. 13, 2024 NHTSA Letter of Interpretation: "[B]ecause the “emergency warning lights” are not steady burning, they would not comply with FMVSS No. 108 and would impair required lighting." Auxiliary LED flashing lights on vehicles are illegal. www.nhtsa.gov/interpretati...

March 25, 2025 article. Research shows light pollution greatly increases risk of mental health disorders. www.madinamerica.com/2025/03/from...

Mark Baker's interview on Get a Grip on Lighting. youtu.be/YIGC-d65lL0

Two videos comparing LED light bulbs and incandescent light bulbs using meters. Radiofrequency: (youtu.be/lgdsn_gnvYM) Visible light: (youtu.be/9IOSwlQxDxE)

Regular Car Review 30-minute video on LED headlights with several references to the Soft Lights Foundation. (youtu.be/-Lh2wPGKnAM)

The Restoring Darkness podcast is now making video shorts. Please share this with your Representative in Congress and ask them to explain why they have not signed the letter from Rep. Mike Thompson to hold a hearing on LED headlights. youtube.com/shorts/YlJFX...

February 11, 2025 – Mark Baker filed a lawsuit against CalTrans for their use of unlawful LED flashing lights on vehicles and against the California Highway Patrol for failing to respond to a Soft Lights Foundation petition. (www.softlights.org/wp-content/u...)

February 7, 2025 – NPR aired a 50-minute in-depth podcast about blinding LED headlights. The Soft Lights Foundation is quoted near the very end of the show. (dcs-spotify.megaphone.fm/BUR417294364...

The Soft Lights Foundation has created a document with images showing the spatial, spectral, and temporal differences between tungsten filament and LED light sources. LED light is unsafe. www.softlights.org/wp-content/u...