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These Streetlights Are Great For The Planet — But Horrible For Your Health

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A photograph of a streetlight. Patrick Strattner/Getty Images

Image: A photograph of a streetlight. Patrick Strattner/Getty Images

huffingtonpost.com - June 30th 2016 - Sarah DiGiulio

Tree-lined streets, good schools, quiet road and low-intensity streetlights...

That last one may not have made it on your checklist for finding your last home, apartment or condo, but doctors now say it probably should have.

Even though they save energy, some light-emitting diode (or LED) streetlights are too bright and may actually be putting your health and security at risk, according to new recommendations from the American Medical Association, the largest professional association of doctors in the U.S.

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