Year-Round Daylight Saving Time Brings More Daylight but Sleep and Safety Tradeoffs

The Sunshine Protection Act would make daylight saving time permanent, keeping clocks one hour ahead year-round. Proponents say more daylight supports outdoor activity and the economy, but experts warn that later sunrises would push many children to school in the dark, worsen sleep and health, raise depression and obesity risks, and affect Orthodox Jewish and Muslim prayer times; darker mornings could also boost traffic accidents and medical errors.