(NEXSTAR) – Just days before President-elect Donald Trump secured a second term, the Majority of the USA seen Summer time is coming to an endwhich takes us into the winter tradition of early sunsets. Now Trump is taking aim at the biennial tradition.
In a recent post on Truth Social, Trump said Republicans will do this We urge to abolish the “inconvenient” and “costly” practice. This comes after the leaders of the recent “Ministry of Government Efficiency” (DOGE), Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy abolish Summer time.
While Trump didn’t confirm which side of the clock he was on – enduring daylight saving time or standard time – there was one growing interest in abandoning the practice. Surveys have shown Americans prefer enduring daylight saving time Time with multiple state and federal legislators approvingly.
However, health experts say Permanent standard time is “undeniably” better for us. We’ve also seen a enduring daylight saving time change before.
A back and forth relationship with the watches
In 1918, the U.S. began adopting daylight saving time as a wartime energy-saving measure, but it stuck around for a long time just a year. It reemerged in 1942 during World War II, but was so confused that states and localities could decide when they wanted to switch between daylight saving time and standard time.
In 1966, Congress passed the Uniform Time Act to standardize the twice-yearly clock change. But amid a national energy crisis in 1973, the U.S. reinstated year-round daylight saving time.
President Richard Nixon signed one Emergency Daylight Saving Time Calculation into law. At first it was very popular, reaching an approval rating of almost 80% in December 1973 New York Times.
However, it wouldn’t last.
Soon parents were sending their children to school at dawn – in some parts of the country, even The sun wouldn’t rise until around 9am – Raises safety concerns. There have been several incidents across the country in which children were hit by vehicles on their way to school eight deaths in Florida.
While the U.S. Department of Transportation found no clear evidence of traffic accidents associated with year-round daylight saving time – it also found that energy savings ranged from 0.4% to 1.5% – public opinion on the practice had risen by February 1974 42% down.
Eight months later, in October 1974, President Gerald Ford signed a bill that moved the United States to standard time for four months of the year. Since then we have mostly followed the same schedule.
Why experts want standard time all year round
Health experts agree that it is a enduring standard time, largely for this reason increased amount of sunlight We would come in the morning.
It would be better for our circadian rhythm, which could improve other aspects of health such as blood pressure, heart rate and cortisol levels, said Dr. Alaina Tiani, a clinical health psychologist specializing in behavioral sleep medicine at Cleveland Clinic’s Sleep Disorder Center Nexstar. Studies have also shown links between sleep and circadian rhythm deficiency and mental health problems, drug employ, speeding, criminal behavior, academic performance and job salaries.
Can the clocks be locked?
In low, yes. It would require an act of Congress. Many states have already passed laws requiring Congress to do just that.
Several bills have been introduced to establish enduring daylight saving time, but all have stalled. However, Republicans will control the House and Senate in 2025 and could be pushed to pass legislation after Trump’s comments.
Summer time initially begins on March 9, 2025.
