Geoengineering Legislation
Tracking active and passed bills across North Carolina, surrounding states, and the federal level. Click Get Updates on any bill to subscribe to email notifications when its status changes.
Stay informed: Click the Get Updates button on any bill card to subscribe to email alerts when that bill's status changes.
Clean Skies Geoengineering Ban
North Carolina · Introduced 2025
Prohibits atmospheric modification techniques in North Carolina, specifically defining such activities as stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI), cloud seeding, and related weather modification. Broadens actions requiring a permit under GS 143-215.108 (air pollution control) to include intentionally injecting, releasing, or dispersing chemicals into the atmosphere.
Prohibit Geoengineering
North Carolina · Introduced 2025
An act to prohibit the intentional release of polluting emissions, including stratospheric aerosol injection, cloud seeding, and electromagnetic radio frequency modifications of the atmosphere. Companion Senate bill to HB 362.
Air Pollution – Geoengineering Ban
Tennessee · Introduced 2024
Designates the intentional injection, release, or dispersion, by any means, of chemicals, chemical compounds, substances, or apparatus within the borders of Tennessee into the atmosphere as air pollution. Tennessee became one of the first states to pass such legislation in April 2024.
Geoengineering & Weather Modification Prohibition
Florida · Introduced 2025
Prohibits geoengineering and weather modification activities in Florida. Provides that such activities constitute a third-degree felony, punishable by up to five years in prison. Governor Ron DeSantis signed the bill into law in April 2025.
Air Quality – Chemtrail & Geoengineering Prohibition
South Carolina · Introduced January 2025
Amends the South Carolina Code of Laws to prohibit the emission of any air contaminant whose purpose is to affect temperature, weather, or sunlight intensity. Targets geoengineering activities including stratospheric aerosol injection.
Clean Air Act – Geoengineering Regulations
South Carolina · Introduced February 2025
Amends the South Carolina Code of Laws to strengthen regulations on air contaminants, specifically targeting geoengineering activities. House companion to SB 110.
DEQ Chemtrail Reporting & Weather Modification Ban
Louisiana · Introduced 2025
Two bills moving through the Louisiana legislature. One orders the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to record reported chemtrail sightings and pass complaints on to the Louisiana Air National Guard. A second bill seeks to ban weather modification activities outright.
Geoengineering & Cloud-Seeding Prohibition
Texas · Introduced 2025
Prohibits governmental entities in Texas from engaging in geoengineering, weather modification, and cloud-seeding operations. Part of a broader national wave of state-level geoengineering legislation.
Clear Skies Act — Federal Weather Modification Ban
Federal (US Congress) · Introduced 2025
Federal legislation introduced in the 119th Congress (2025–2026) to prohibit weather modification within the United States. Represents the first serious federal-level effort to codify a nationwide ban on geoengineering activities.
North Carolina Focus
North Carolina has two active bills in the 2025–2026 legislative session. HB 362 (Clean Skies Geoengineering Ban) and SB 485 (Prohibit Geoengineering) both target stratospheric aerosol injection, cloud seeding, and electromagnetic weather modification.
Contact your NC legislators to express support for these bills. The more constituent voices they hear, the stronger the case for passage.
Note: Bill statuses are updated periodically. Always verify current status via the official source links above. For the most up-to-date information, visit your state's official legislative website.