Weights and Measures in the News

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

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

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

KUSA-TV, Denver, CO
Scammers are drilling holes into gas pump payment machines
By:  Alexander Kirk, Briana Fernandez
September 27, 2023

StarTalk
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?
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

 KTVO News (Kirksville, MO)
Missouri attorney general sues Dollar General over deceptive pricing practices
by Nicolas Fuchs
September 13, 2023
Additional Resources on this topic: NIST OWM Examination Procedure for Price Verification Frequently Asked Questions

National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA)
How Weights and Measures Regulations Protect Consumers Behind the Scenes
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)
Protecting Consumers Behind the Scenes: North Carolina Director of Standards Division Discusses His Career in Agriculture
By: Sarah Grace Fowler
August 23, 2023

Consumer 10 News (Columbus, OH)
Grocery checkout scales, gas pumps tested for accuracy
Highlighting: Nick Griner, Columbus Weights and Measures
March 10, 2023

KOLD News 13
Not getting what you pay for? How to file a complaint
By Rebecca Taylor
February 24, 2023

Farm Progress
https://www.farmprogress.com/commentary/state-ag-department-oversees-more-than-crops
Highlighting: Weights, Measures and Consumer Protection Division in the Missouri Department of Agriculture
February 22, 2023

CT Insider
CT Laboratory Travels in the Strange World of Weights, Measures, and Standard Peanut Butter
Highlighting: Chris David, Connecticut State Metrologist
January 8, 2023

The Maple News
Many Syrup Hydrometers Out of Whack, Officials Say
Highlighting: Marc Paquette, Chief Metrologist for the Vermont Agriculture Agency
January 3, 2023

LPGas Magazine
Supply, Labor Challenges Shape Propane Tank Production, Distribution
Highlighting: NIST OWM's 2022 NCWM-NIST National Survey on 20 lb. LPG (Propane) Cylinders
November 14, 2022

County News Center
Holiday Shopping Has Begun, Be Sure to Check Your Receipts!
November 10, 2022

Fox 13
Why Electric Vehicle Charger Numbers Might Not Add Up
Highlighting: Tina Butcher, NIST OWM 
November 9, 2022

Fox 13
Are Utah's Fuel Pumps on the Level?
Highlighting: Utah’s Weights & Measures Office, Miland Kofford
September 21, 2022

Tasting Table
"Why There Is A Government Agency That Checks Grocery Store Scales"
August 26, 2022

 Kolo 8 News Now:
Measurement Standards Verifies a Gallon of Gas Is Really a Gallon
Highlighting: Nevada Department of Agriculture, James Kellames
August 2, 2022

CNN's Margins of Error Podcast:
“Why Americans Won’t Give an Inch on Metric”
Highlighting: Elizabeth Benham, NIST OWM
June 7, 2022

Not Past It Podcast: 
"Pirates of the Metric System"
Highlighting: Elizabeth Benham, NIST OWM
March 23, 2022