AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoDST Push: The U.S. House voted 308–117 to make daylight saving time permanent nationwide under the “Sunshine Protection Act,” but the Senate’s next move is still unclear, with some lawmakers signaling possible resistance. Local Tech & Science: UVI’s Virgin Islands Center for Autonomous Research (VICAR) partnered with NOAA and the University of Miami to deploy the first biogeochemical-Argo ocean float in offshore USVI waters near Grammanik Bank, set to profile for about five years and stream data on temperature, oxygen, pH, chlorophyll-a, and nitrate. Grid Reliability: WAPA scheduled back-to-back overnight blackouts for St. Thomas–St. John (11 p.m.–7 a.m.) as St. Croix also faces ongoing feeder instability, raising concerns for residents and tourism during peak summer heat. Public Safety Tech: A new Iowa hands-free driving law appears linked to fewer phone screen-taps and handheld calls, using large-scale trip and phone-use tracking from participating drivers. Health Research: DNDi and Serum Institute of India are preparing phase 3 trials for a dengue monoclonal antibody treatment, aiming to start next year in dengue-endemic countries.
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