September 4, 2023 – Brief History of LED Laws – This document summarizes the history of how Congress passed laws that led to the widespread adoption of LEDs.
September 18, 2022 – 2022 Report on LEDs – The Soft Lights Foundation report on LEDs with a line-by-line analysis of the 2018 SCHEER Report.
May 2, 2022 – Proposal for Standards for Point Source and Surface Source Light – This Soft Lights Foundation proposal was sent to Cree Lighting, IES and IDA.
April 26, 2022 – US Department of Energy Light Bulb Rules – The US DOE adopts standards and falsely claims that LEDs are energy efficient. Point Sources and Surface Sources cannot be compared for energy efficiency because they don’t provide the same service.
2020 – ICNIRP Statement Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs): Implications for Safety – ICNIRP ignores the neurological impacts of LED radiation and does not address the safety of those outside of the “healthy population”.
June, 2018 – Potential Risks to Human Health of Light Emitting Diodes – The Scientific Committee on Health, Environment and Emerging Risks report describes some of the health impacts of LEDs, but contains many inaccurate statements. The SCHEER does state that monitoring of LED health risks must be ongoing.