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The Soft Lights Foundation advocates for the protection of individuals and the environment from the harms of LED lights.
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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...

The January 2025 LED Reports have been sent to the FDA. See the February 3, 2025 News post. (www.softlights.org/news/)

January 28, 2025 – Soft Lights Foundation sends letter to the incoming Inspector General at the US Department of Transportation requesting an investigation into LED headlights. www.softlights.org/wp-content/u...

January 26, 2025 - The Soft Lights Foundation sends letter to new Acting Commissioner of the FDA, Sara Brenner, to take action on LED lamps and LED headlights. www.softlights.org/news/

Due to President Trump’s January 20, 2025 E.O. directing federal agencies to allow for consumer choice in lightbulbs, the Soft Lights Foundation has filed a FOIA with the DOE to start the process of protecting the public's right to purchase safe lighting.

The Illuminating Engineering Society continues to put lighting industry profits over public health. inside.lighting/news/25-01/r...

December, 2024 - Using Public Trust Doctrine legal strategies to stop the light pollution catastrophe. (environs.law.ucdavis.edu/sites/g/file...) @nrdc.org

This link is to a sign-on letter for members of Congress to open an investigation into LED headlights. Please send to your Representative. (quill.senate.gov/letters/lett...)

Soft Lights Foundation efforts with members of Congress. notus.org/congress/hea... (Enter an email address to read).

January 6, 2025 – Restoring Darkness Interview with Dr. Mario Motta. Clip 1 – IES Attacks Dr. Motta. (youtu.be/blQG_w5UyJg) Clip 2 – IES Corruption Discussion. (youtu.be/y0aBu_daj2M) Clip 3 – No Apology from IES to Dr. Motta. (youtu.be/2MrdpC7tXNQ)

January 2, 2025 article on blinding LED headlights with quotes from the Soft Lights Foundation. www.dallasobserver.com/news/texas-l...

The Soft Lights Foundation has made a template letter available for you to send to city officials about LED light hazards. See January 5, 2025 News. www.softlights.org/news/

Dr. Mario Motta was the primary force behind the 2016 American Medical Association report on blue wavelength light and its connection to cancer risk. He was a guest on the Restoring Darkness podcast. restoringdarkness.com/episode/120-...

Mark Baker interview on the Lisa Wexler Show, discussing harmful LED lights. shows.acast.com/the-lisa-wex...

December 31, 2024 - December 2024 LED Reports of Harm submitted to the FDA and NHTSA, along with a letter to the DOJ. www.softlights.org/news/

Soft Lights Foundation letter to Melanie Rhinehart, Chief of Staff, US Representative Mike Thompson on dishonest, bad faith actions by NHTSA and FDA. www.softlights.org/news/

The Connecticut Inside Investigator published an article on the impacts of LED flashing lights and sirens on emergency vehicles based on an interview with Soft Lights Foundation President Mark Baker. (insideinvestigator.org/advocates-ra...)

It is not energy-efficient to eliminate infrared, make the light directional like a spot light, use extreme levels of hazardous blue light, and exhibit square wave flicker. It’s fraud. www.softlights.org/news/

Article in Sports Car Market about blinding LED headlights based on interview with Soft Lights Foundation. www.softlights.org/wp-content/u...

19 News in Cleveland, Ohio airs a story about flickering LED headlights. www.cleveland19.com/video/2024/1...

Soft Lights Foundation President, Mark Baker, filed a lawsuit against BATA, MTC, CalTrans, and FHWA for the Bay Lights 360 project. Case CPF-24-518814. www.softlights.org/wp-content/u...

The Soft Lights Foundation announces the publication of Administrative Record - LED Lights. www.softlights.org/wp-content/u...

Headlightgate! Read the Soft Lights Foundation December 15, 2024 letter to Representative Mike Thompson. www.softlights.org/news/

Soft Lights Foundation President, Mark Baker, discusses the LED energy efficiency fraud with Restoring Darkness host Michael Colligan. restoringdarkness.com/episode/117-...

UK petition to regulate headlights reaches 38,000 signatures in just 10 days! www.change.org/p/implement-...

Mark Baker, President of the Soft Lights Foundation, received a $4,000 check as part of a settlement agreement in an LED discrimination lawsuit involving the use of intense blue LED lights on a video surveillance system at a shopping center. www.softlights.org/news/

Mark Baker v. FDA/NHTSA - December 5, 2024 lawsuit update: www.softlights.org/news/

The most truthful article about LED headlights so far. www.theringer.com/2024/12/03/t...

Tesla submitted a petition to NHTSA regarding headlights. (tinyurl.com/k754fjrs). Now is a tremendous opportunity to tell NHTSA that LED headlights are dangerous. Press the green SUBMIT A PUBLIC COMMENT button.

The Soft Lights Foundation had previously requested removal of a discriminatory blue LED flashing light in the store window of Zanzibar Fair Trade Imports. Today the blue LED lights were removed. www.softlights.org/news/

The Soft Lights Foundation submitted a legislative proposal to the California Legislature to prohibit the use of supplemental LED and laser flashing lights on vehicles unless explicitly authorized. (tinyurl.com/f5m4myaj)

Ulta Salon, Cosmetics, & Fragrance, Inc. agreed to settle a discrimination lawsuit involving blue LED lights on an LVT video surveillance system for $4,000. Ulta admits no wrongdoing, but the settlement is not confidential. (tinyurl.com/mre8enbk)

The Soft Lights Foundation submitted the November 2024 LED Headlights Reports of Harm. www.softlights.org/news/

LED Incident Report received 11-30-24: My life is pretty much destroyed by LED’s. If I look at a bright bulb for even a few seconds it triggers brutal migraines & vomiting for up to 3 days in bed with unbearable pain. The longer I’m exposed the worse it is....

New research shows that LED flashing lights cause AI seizures in vehicles. (tinyurl.com/3wykmxs2). Guess what? LED flashing lights cause seizures, migraines, thoughts of suicide, impaired vision and impaired cognitive functioning in humans, too. @NHTSAgov @US_FDA

The Soft Lights Foundation submitted an offer to assist New York Governor Kathy Hochul with filing False Claims Act lawsuits related to the LED fraud. tinyurl.com/mr3dh86b

When will @NHTSAGov recall vehicles with dangerous LED headlight technology?