25 U.S. States Officially Move to Ban Atmospheric Geoengineering

Legislators in various states have proposed legislation to limit weather modification practices, including cloud seeding, solar radiation modification, and similar techniques.

Certain weather modification efforts have been ongoing for years. A 2021 Scientific American report noted that at least eight states were actively involved in cloud seeding programs, where silver iodide particles are released into the atmosphere to boost rainfall.

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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

2025 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

Senate Bill 699

By Senator Woodrum

[Introduced March 5, 2025; referred
to the Committee on Energy, Industry, and Mining; and then to the Committee on the Judiciary]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new article, designated §22-37-1, §22-37-2, §22-37-3, and §22-37-4, relating to protecting the environment and humans from geoengineering experiments; providing definitions; and listing penalties for violations.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

Article 37. prohibition on atmospheric geoengineering.