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Weights and Measures in the News
Maryland begins first-ever inspection program for EV charger
Maryland Matters
By: Christine Condon
April 30, 2025
Maryland Cracks Down on EV Charging Station for Billing by the Hour
Station Condemned by Weights and Measures Over Alleged Violation
Plug-In Sites
By: Lanny
April 18, 2025
Why are Weights and Measures Important for Consumers?
Whether they are buying groceries, motor vehicle fuel, or any other number of products, Wisconsin consumers rely on accurate weights and measures every single day.
News-Talk KFIZ
March 30, 2025
Inside the Michigan Heffron Laboratory
Thanks to the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Heffron Laboratory, consumers who buy products by weight can expect to get what they pay for.
Fox2Detroit
By: Jack Nissen
December 18, 2024
LA Countyology: Metrology with Lina Ng
LA Countyology, YouTube
By: David Sommers
December 2, 2024
Recent International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML) news includes the publication of 6 papers on volumetric measurements and the approval of OIML R 49:2024, Water Meters for Cold Potable Water and Hot Water
By: Jan Konijnenburg, NIST OWM
October 25, 2024
Supermarket News
By: Bill Wilson, Senior editor at Supermarket News
October 4, 2024
Home Depot Settles Violations Related to California Price Accuracy Law for $1,977,251
Sonoma County District Attorney
Santa Rosa, CA
September 16, 2024
Home Depot to pay $2 million settlement for overcharging customers
CNN
By: Ramishah Maruf
September 14, 2024
How we ensure the high value of fair scales
California County Weights and Measures officials ensure the trust and transparency of everyday consumer transactions, from buying bulk produce to fuel at the pump.
Farm Progress
By: Todd Fitchette
September 10, 2024
The U.S. Sun
By: Debbie White, U.S. News Reporter
New York City DOT Tackles Overweight Truck Problem
ENRNewYork
The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) is frequently used by overweight trucks.
By: Marigo Farr
August 1, 2024
Consumer Reports: Save bucks by using 'unit pricing' when shopping
ABC4 Utah
Consumer tip: Use unit pricing to identify the best value for your money.
July 29, 2024
How to fight shrinkflation? Pay attention to unit prices at grocery stores
National Public Radio (NPR)
The Planet Money podcast describes how to use unit pricing and current shrinkflation challenges facing U.S. consumers.
By: Greg Rosalsky
July 9, 2024
Massachusetts Consumer Affairs Blog
Northeastern University students tour the Massachusetts state metrology laboratory, observing the state standards, as well as the precision weighing and volumetric calibration processes.
June 24, 2024
New Jersey fines Walmart over in-store pricing practices
Reuters
New Jersey Attorney General and the Division of Consumer Affairs regulators and U.S. retailer Walmart reach a settlement over allegations of unlawful pricing practices at 64 retail stores.
June 18, 2024
Here's the real reason the U.S. doesn't use the metric system
National Geographic
By: Erin Blakemore
June 18, 2024
CBS Channel 3
Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, Weights and Measures Program begins Electric Vehicle (EV) fueling system charging station testing.
June 7, 2024
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:
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
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
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