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The legal fight against unauthorized geoengineering is accelerating. Four states have enacted bans, a federal lawsuit is being assembled, and FOIA requests are forcing documents into the light. Here is everything you need to understand the legal landscape and take action.

Active Legal Efforts

Geoengineering Watch

Research & Evidence Archive

The largest public archive of geoengineering evidence in the world. Founded in 2002 by Dane Wigington — a former Bechtel Power Corp. employee, licensed contractor, and solar energy researcher whose home was featured on the cover of Home Power magazine. After observing 50-70% drops in solar uptake at his 1,600-acre wildlife preserve near Lake Shasta in Northern California, Wigington devoted the next 20+ years to full-time research, lab testing, atmospheric sampling, documentary production, and legislative testimony on climate engineering operations.

  • 'The Dimming' documentary (2021) — 25M+ views. Features Brig. Gen. Charles Jones (USAF Ret.), Maj. Gen. Richard Roellig (USAF Ret.), and Catherine Austin Fitts (former HUD Asst. Secretary). Cost $100K to produce.
  • Tucker Carlson interview (Nov 10, 2025) — geoengineering evidence presented to the largest independent media audience in history. Wigington presented atmospheric testing results, government documents, and an 800-page 1978 Senate report on weather modification programs.
  • Weekly 'Global Alert News' broadcast — 550+ episodes since 2015, airing on multiple AM/FM stations nationwide without a single missed week
  • Shasta County Board of Supervisors presentation (July 2014) — 400+ attendees (largest turnout in chamber history), 10 expert presenters, board voted unanimously to investigate heavy metal contamination
  • First independent high-altitude atmospheric testing — NOAA flying lab (University of Maryland Cessna, BWI to Albany) with SEM/TEM analysis confirming aluminum oxide and barium sulfate nanoparticles at altitude
  • Second atmospheric sampling mission on a Learjet (San Diego to Bay Area) found elevated nanoparticle concentrations confined to the induced cloud layer — clean air above and below, particles measured at 40-60 nanometers
  • Extensive weather modification patents database — catalogued and made publicly searchable
  • Independent lab testing across multiple states showing elevated aluminum, barium, and strontium in rainwater and soil samples
  • Expert witness testimony supporting state ban bills in Wyoming and other states

The GeoFight

Federal Lawsuit

Coalition of attorneys building toward the first federal lawsuit against geoengineering. Nicole Pearson, Blake Horwitz, and Tom Renz are assembling the legal case.

  • Assembled a coalition of attorneys with expertise in environmental and constitutional law
  • Currently collecting court-admissible evidence and seeking whistleblowers

ICAN (Informed Consent Action Network)

FOIA & Legal

Legal nonprofit using FOIA to force transparency on government geoengineering programs. Their legal team has uncovered critical documents that agencies tried to keep hidden.

  • Forced disclosure of NSF $400K 'holy grail' SAI aerosol targeting grant to Cornell & Indiana University
  • Exposed NOAA's SABRE program — a government stratospheric aerosol injection research program ramping up since 2021
  • Currently filing DOE FOIA requests and challenging British government geoengineering experiments

Carnicom Institute

Independent Research

Independent research organization conducting scientific analysis of environmental samples related to aerosol operations.

State-by-State Legal Landscape

Enacted (3)

Tennessee (TN)

Enacted

Bill: SB 2691

Penalty: Class C misdemeanor, up to $10,000/day per violation

  • Report suspected weather modification to the AG's office
  • Document observations with photos, times, and locations
  • File complaints with local law enforcement citing SB 2691

First state to ban geoengineering. Signed April 11, 2024 by Gov. Bill Lee.

Florida (FL)

Enacted

Bill: SB 56

Penalty: Felony — up to 5 years in prison, $100,000 fine

  • Use Florida's official public complaint system to report violations
  • Document with photos and flight tracking data from SkyLedger
  • Contact your state representative to ensure enforcement funding

Classified unauthorized geoengineering as a felony. Passed 82-28 in the House.

Louisiana (LA)

Enacted

Bill: Act No. 95 (SB 46)

Penalty: Reporting requirements; violations subject to state enforcement

  • Submit reports through Louisiana's state reporting portal
  • Document any weather modification activity in your area
  • Over 400 citizen reports already submitted — add yours

Created a state reporting portal for weather modification activities.

Pending (2)

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pending

Bill: HB 1565

  • Call your state rep and ask them to support HB 1565
  • Attend committee hearings when scheduled
  • Share the bill details with your community

Would create $500,000 felony penalties — among the strongest proposed.

Iowa (IA)

Pending

Bill: HF 574

  • Contact your state legislators and urge a yes vote
  • This bill is advancing — your voice makes a difference

Advancing through committee.

No Bill (1)

Arkansas (AR)

No Bill
  • Contact your state representative and senator
  • Point them to Tennessee, Florida, and Louisiana as models
  • Organize local awareness events
  • Use the FOIA generator to request weather modification records from state agencies

No bill introduced yet.

Failed (1)

Montana (MT)

Failed

Bill: SB 473

Penalty: N/A — bill did not pass

  • Contact your state representative to reintroduce SB 473
  • Montana came within 6 votes — the closest any failed bill has come to enactment

Passed Senate March 2025, killed on House floor April 10, 2025 by a vote of 45-55.

Your Legal Rights

Clean Air Act

Federal law regulating air emissions. Citizens can file complaints with the EPA for unpermitted releases of substances into the atmosphere.

Freedom of Information Act

Your right to request government records from federal agencies. Agencies must respond within 20 business days. Fee waivers are available for public interest requests.

Use the FOIA Generator

State Public Records Laws

Every state has open records laws. You can request weather modification permits, contracts, and correspondence from state agencies.

Right to Petition

Protected by the First Amendment. Contact your legislators, attend public hearings, and submit written testimony on proposed legislation.

Legal Resources

Signed by 600+ scientists and ~2,000 civil society organizations. Calls for prohibiting funding, banning outdoor experiments, denying patents, and no public funding for deployment.

De facto moratorium on geoengineering activities. Reaffirmed at CBD COP16 in Colombia (November 2024). Israel is a party.

Center for International Environmental Law's comprehensive analysis of the legal frameworks constraining geoengineering, including the CBD moratorium, ENMOD convention, and customary international law.

UN convention prohibiting military or hostile use of environmental modification techniques. Entered into force 1978.

Federal law regulating air emissions. Citizens can file complaints with the EPA for unpermitted releases of substances into the atmosphere.

Your legal right to request records from federal agencies. Agencies must respond within 20 business days. Fee waivers available for public interest requests.

Government Accountability Office found NOAA's weather modification oversight is broken: 78% error rate, no written guidance, forms unchanged since 1974, zero fines in 50+ years.

Comprehensive tracker of state-level geoengineering legislation across all 50 states.

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