Louisville moved to Eastern time in 1961. The change was meant to benefit local businesses, as well as residents who could work or play later in sunlight.

which established five time zones in the U.S. and allowed states to opt out of DST. The debate over DST is not new. Since its inception, there have been hundreds of efforts to abolish or modify it.

The USDA divides the United States into seven planting regions, known as hardiness zones, which were most recently updated in 2023. The maps below show these planting regions. Need a break?

In a sweeping move to reduce federal expenditures, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has identified numerous ...

A map published by Earth System Science Data shows the dramatic decrease in forest-covered land in the United States since the 17th century. Before European settlement in the early 1600s ...

Agricultural groups led a 1919 fight to repeal DST. All time zones in the United States that observe DST were changed by the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The act meant that in 2007, DST would now ...

The “Lock the Clock” bill would end the twice-yearly time change and make DST year-round. States are allowed to ... Montana- 2021 Idaho (Pacific Time Zone only), Louisiana, South Carolina ...

It's time to adjust your clocks again. Everyone in the United States will turn their clocks forward an hour – well almost everyone. Daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 9 ...

Daylight saving time is this weekend, and it's time to start preparing for the moment we spring forward in the United States.

There's even been a suggestion that some states leave the Eastern time zone entirely and adopt a new one used by parts of Canada and a couple U.S. territories. Other efforts aim to keep states in ...