ALT Two photos this morning from East Hampton, New York. At 6:30am EDT, the sky is dark (and we see a school bus). At 6:30am EST (7:30am EDT), the sky is bright.

ALT Newspaper clipping from October 22, 1985. Headline “Battle Over Daylight – House argues when sun will rise and set”.

ALT Title reads “Standard Time is closer to nature”. Three clocks are shown, one for Bismarck mean solar time (set to 12:00), one for Central Standard Time (set to 12:43), one for Central Daylight Time (set to 1:43). Subtitle reads “Alignment to solar time naturally benefits health, safety, education, economy.”

ALT University of Colorado Boulder CU Boulder Today Why permanent standard time is the healthiest choice Published: 8/12/2026 By Lisa Marshall Spring forward. Fall back. For 60 years, most of the U.S. has engaged in this biannual clock-changing ritual, much to the chagrin of critics who have argued that it’s confusing, outdated and dangerous. The Sunshine Protection Act, passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in July, would end this practice, enabling states to stick with daylight saving time (DST) year-round. Another recently introduced proposal, the Sunshine for our Kids Act, calls for the opposite: making standard time—which currently goes from November to March—the permanent national default. This proposal would still allow states to pass laws opting into permanent daylight saving time (pDST). Under permanent standard time (pST), our winters would stay the same. But in the summer, the sun would rise and set earlier. For instance, in Denver, sunrise in June would occur…

ALT Two photos from St Augustine, Florida, on October 21. At 6:30am Eastern Daylight Saving Time, the sky is dark. At 6:30am Eastern Standard Time, the sky is light.