But soon Americans realized what permanent daylight saving time meant: Sunrises at 8 a.m. or later in the middle of winter. In some areas, sunrises could be as late as 9:30 a.m., Prerau said.

Permanent DST and permanent standard time have many drawbacks. The current, very reasonable compromise DST system brings great benefits throughout the year — and gives us the best of both.

The United States government has been unsuccessful at least three times to make DST permanent, with the most recent attempt in 1974 when the country was on DST for one year before it went back to ...

Some US politicians are pushing for Daylight Saving Time to be permanent, though passage is not expected anytime soon. Explore our interactive tool to see how a change to permanent DST would ...

With permanent DST, it wouldn’t have risen in the Twin Cities until, again, almost 9 a.m. And in the big, broad Eastern Time Zone, the differences are even more noticeable.

Proponents of permanent DST argue that 1 hour more of light at the end of the day will enable people to have more time to enjoy sunshine after work. This is the "extend the day" argument.

My proposed 30-minute permanent DST would also keep Indiana’s sunrises from becoming too early. I can apply similar logic to the state of Arizona. As it does not observe DST at all, Arizona observes ...

The U.S. Senate has passed Florida Senator Marco Rubio’s bill to make daylight saving time (DST) permanent across the country, which would end the practice of turning clocks forward in spring ...

The argument for making DST permanent is strong in a normal year—but amid the coronavirus global pandemic, it’s stronger than ever.

Instating permanent DST may also mean our circadian rhythms won’t be thrown off en masse every November and March. Only two states have successfully shunned springing forward: Arizona and Hawaii.

DST is like permanent social jet lag. Dr. Rishi is one of the authors of a 2020 position statemen t from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, a professional society, supporting making standard ...