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Brighter evenings, darker school mornings: Permanent daylight saving time could put children's safety at risk
Source: Phys.org · Published
In July 2026, the U.S. House passed legislation to make daylight saving time (DST) permanent. But a new analysis of the consequences of the Sunshine Protection Act, reported in the journal Current Biology on Oct. 29, finds that this legislation would have serious safety consequences for millions of schoolchildren across the U.S. They would have to leave for school before sunrise, when fatal…
Key points
- House passed legislation to make daylight saving time (DST) permanent.
- But a new analysis of the consequences of the Sunshine Protection Act, reported in the journal Current Biology on Oct.
- 29, finds that this legislation would have serious safety consequences for millions of schoolchildren across the U.S.
- They would have to leave for school before sunrise, when fatal…
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