3 States Have Banned Weather Modification

First state in the nation to ban geoengineering. Prohibits the intentional injection, release, or dispersal of chemicals, chemical compounds, substances, or apparatus into the atmosphere with the express purpose of affecting temperature, weather, or the intensity of sunlight.

First state to criminalize weather modification as a felony. Prohibits any person from conducting weather modification or climate engineering operations in the state. Requires airports to report any suspected weather modification activity. Establishes a public complaint system for citizens to report violations. Governor DeSantis signed it into law calling it protection for Floridians from chemical experimentation.

Bans weather modification activities and requires reporting of suspected operations. The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality established a public reporting portal where citizens can file reports of suspected weather modification activity. Over 400 citizen reports were filed in the first months after enactment.