US legislator demands prohibition on ‘deadly weather modification’
(MENAFN) US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has introduced a bill aimed at outlawing geoengineering, which she labeled a “deadly practice,” following catastrophic floods in Texas that claimed at least 50 lives, including 15 children.
In a post on X, Greene stated that her proposed legislation would make it a felony to release chemicals or substances into the atmosphere with the intent to alter weather, temperature, climate, or sunlight. She said the bill has been in development for months in coordination with legislative counsel.
The proposed federal measure mirrors Florida’s recently enacted Senate Bill 56, signed by Governor Ron DeSantis in June. That law criminalizes geoengineering activities, imposes penalties of up to five years in prison and $100,000 in fines, mandates reporting from public airports, and allows residents to file complaints via a government portal.
“We must stop this dangerous and deadly practice,” Greene wrote, announcing Representative Tim Burchett as a co-sponsor and calling for bipartisan support.
Greene previously stirred controversy when she claimed Democrats could “control the weather” following the deadly Hurricane Helene in 2024. Then-President Joe Biden dismissed her statements as “reckless and absurd.”
Despite government denials, several US states have moved to restrict weather modification. Louisiana recently joined Florida and Tennessee in passing similar legislation, while more than a dozen others—including Arizona and New York—have introduced related bills.
Supporters of these bans argue that there is insufficient research on the long-term effects of techniques such as cloud seeding and solar radiation management. Some also cite conspiracy theories like “chemtrails,” which claim governments disperse chemicals via aircraft for clandestine weather control—an idea that has been debunked by scientists.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reiterated last year that no technology currently exists to manipulate large-scale weather systems and denied the existence of any federal weather manipulation program.
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