Key Points
This weekend, 48 US states will gain an hour to sleep in our annual return to standard time..
The Senate proposed to end seasonal time changes last spring, but they chose DST...
For years, sleep experts like Akingbola around the world have been pleading: end daylight-saving time for good, and keep standard time year round...
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine, in a position statement endorsed by cardiologists, dentists, the National Safety Council, and others, argues for the permanent adoption of standard time, which the AASM says "aligns best with human circadian biology, and provides distinct benefits for public health and safety."..
If their bill is ultimately green-lit by the House and signed into law by the President, it would make daylight-saving time permanent in 2023, meaning this could be our last "fall back" into standard time...
