Comment from Richard Cherry

This is a comment to the New York State Public Services Commission which is relevant to this case: "LED lighting conversions are adding to greenhouse gas emissions - both carbon and methane - which means LED streetlighting is undermining the goals of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Plan to reduce pollutants contributing to climate change. NYSPSC share share this research immediately with the State Legislature, the DEC, and the NYS Dept of Agriculture. The commission needs to absorb, understand and apply the information contained in these articles. "Widespread Influence of artificial light at night on ecosystem metabolism." j. Nature Climate Change 2025 "Artificial Light at Night from a local to global scale: biological inputs and conservation challenges." j. Biological Conservation Special Issue 2026 "The Effect of 3000k LED lamps on the photosynthesis and Morphology of Deciduous Tree Species" j. Plant-Environment Interactions 2025 "Artificial Light at Night alter ecosystem services provided by biotic components" j.Biologica Futura 2021 "Artificial Light at Night Affects Organism Flux across Ecosystem Boundaries and Drives Community Structure in the Recipient Ecosystem" j. Frontiers in Environmental Science 2017