Weights and Measures in the News

Your movie theater may be shortchanging your drinks, a lawsuit alleges

CNN
By: Samantha Delouya
April 19, 2024

Dynamic pricing is coming to grocery stores

National Public Radio (NPR) All Things Considered
March 17, 2024

State lab consolidation is taking shape

West Virginia, WCHS Network
February 19, 2024

Consumers are increasingly pushing back against price increases — and winning 

AP Business News
February 25, 2024

xkcd: US Survey Foot Comic

 'It scares me': Residents successfully push for gas station to fix 'pump creep' (ktnv.com)

KTNV, Las Vegas, Nevada
January 26, 2024

The United Kingdom intends to recognize CE-marked weighing and measuring instruments indefinitely. 

NIST
By: Jan Konijnenburg
January 24, 2024

Saturday Night Live skit on Weights and Measures - Washington's Dream
YouTube
October 29, 2023

Scammers are drilling holes into gas pump payment machines

KUSA-TV, Denver, CO
By:  Alexander Kirk, Briana Fernandez
September 27, 2023

Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains…Will the U.S. Adopt the Metric System?
Why didn’t the US switch to the metric system? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice breakdown how Americans are sliding closer to using the metric system, what measurements would change, and which will stay the same. What if time was metric?

StarTalk
September 26, 2023

Timestamps:

• 00:00 - Metric in the US
• 6:56 - Soda, Electricity, & Engines
• 12:55 - Do We Keep Celcius?
• 14:30 - Why Don’t We Like The Metric System?
• 16:00 - Getting the Units Wrong

 Missouri attorney general sues Dollar General over deceptive pricing practices

KTVO News (Kirksville, MO)
By: Nicolas Fuchs
September 13, 2023
Additional Resources on this topic: NIST OWM Examination Procedure for Price Verification Frequently Asked Questions

How Weights and Measures Regulations Protect Consumers Behind the Scenes

National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA)
By: Sarah Grace Fowler
August 23, 2023

Media Caption: NC Director of Standards Division discusses his career in agriculture

Why does the US use Fahrenheit instead of Celsius? NBC (English Language) and Telemundo (Spanish Language)

NBC’s Miguel Estrada discusses United States temperature scale use with Elizabeth Benham, NIST Metric Program and Don Hillger, US Metric Association President.
August 14, 2023

 Protecting Consumers Behind the Scenes: North Carolina Director of Standards Division Discusses His Career in Agriculture

National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA)
By: Sarah Grace Fowler
August 23, 2023

Grocery checkout scales, gas pumps tested for accuracy

Consumer 10 News (Columbus, OH)
Highlighting: Nick Griner, Columbus Weights and Measures
March 10, 2023

Not getting what you pay for? How to file a complaint

KOLD News 13
By: Rebecca Taylor
February 24, 2023

https://www.farmprogress.com/commentary/state-ag-department-oversees-more-than-crops

Farm Progress
Highlighting: Weights, Measures and Consumer Protection Division in the Missouri Department of Agriculture
February 22, 2023

CT Laboratory Travels in the Strange World of Weights, Measures, and Standard Peanut Butter

CT Insider
Highlighting: Chris David, Connecticut State Metrologist
January 8, 2023

Many Syrup Hydrometers Out of Whack, Officials Say

The Maple News
Highlighting: Marc Paquette, Chief Metrologist for the Vermont Agriculture Agency
January 3, 2023

Supply, Labor Challenges Shape Propane Tank Production, Distribution

LPGas Magazine
Highlighting: NIST OWM's 2022 NCWM-NIST National Survey on 20 lb. LPG (Propane) Cylinders
November 14, 2022

Holiday Shopping Has Begun, Be Sure to Check Your Receipts!

County News Center
November 10, 2022

Why Electric Vehicle Charger Numbers Might Not Add Up

Fox 13
Highlighting: Tina Butcher, NIST OWM 
November 9, 2022

Are Utah's Fuel Pumps on the Level?

Fox 13
Highlighting: Utah’s Weights & Measures Office, Miland Kofford
September 21, 2022

"Why There Is A Government Agency That Checks Grocery Store Scales"

Tasting Table
August 26, 2022

Measurement Standards Verifies a Gallon of Gas Is Really a Gallon

 Kolo 8 News Now:
Highlighting: Nevada Department of Agriculture, James Kellames
August 2, 2022

“Why Americans Won’t Give an Inch on Metric”

CNN's Margins of Error Podcast:
Highlighting: Elizabeth Benham, NIST OWM
June 7, 2022

"Pirates of the Metric System"

Not Past It Podcast: 
Highlighting: Elizabeth Benham, NIST OWM
March 23, 2022