We should treat the night sky as a protected environment

At the time of writing, New Jersey residents (and now the East Coast at large) cannot tell the difference between planes, stars, and UFOs/UAPs. Residents in those areas are now being told to shoot down anything that seems odd in the night sky. This isn't the first time something like this has happened. In 1994, a byproduct of the Northridge earthquake was a flood of calls to emergency services and the Griffith Observatory reporting a worrying giant, silver cloud. That cloud was the Milky Way.

The night sky can be viewed as a natural resource, such as a river providing fresh water, which is being polluted in multiple ways. Light pollution is the result of artificial lights raising outdoor night levels, resulting in disturbances to the natural processes, like our circadian rhythm, of all flora and fauna. Examples of the negative effects of light pollution include, but are not limited to: the death of thousands of baby sea turtles; altering the behavior of birds with migration patterns and collisions with windows; and sleep disorders and increased health risks ourselves. Another form of light pollution comes from satellites and constellations being put up by for-profit companies like SpaceX and others (although they have greater environmental impacts based on the type of propellant used in rocket launches).

If you are interested in learning more, I highly recommend looking into the work of DarkSky International as they are the largest organized body that is fighting to save the night sky.