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- Greene to introduce 'weather modification' bill</p>
<p>Ashleigh FieldsJuly 6, 2025 at 7:41 AM</p>
<p>Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said Saturday she plans to introduce a bill aimed at tackling "weather modification."</p>
<p>"I am introducing a bill that prohibits the injection, release, or dispersion of chemicals or substances into the atmosphere for the express purpose of altering weather, temperature, climate, or sunlight intensity. It will be a felony offense," she wrote in a Saturday post on X.</p>
<p>"I have been researching weather modification and working with the legislative counsel for months writing this bill," Greene added.</p>
<p>The Georgia lawmaker said the legislation would resemble Florida's Senate Bill 56, which was signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) in late June.</p>
<p>The text makes it illegal for individuals to practice geoengineering and weather modification by imposing a $100,000 fine and a five-year prison sentence.</p>
<p>The punishment would apply to cloud seeding, an 80-year-old technology that adds tiny particles—usually silver iodide crystals—to clouds to trigger rain or snow, as defined by the Government Accountability Office.</p>
<p>Some states have practiced the measure, but it's rarely been undertaken by federal jurisdictions.</p>
<p>"We must end the dangerous and deadly practice of weather modification and geoengineering," Greene said of the forthcoming bill.</p>
<p>However, lawmakers in the Sunshine State said cloud seeding is a safe practice that has been undermined by conspiracy theories about weather alteration, as contrails, condensation trails left in the air by planes, are sometimes confused as chemtrails.</p>
<p>"[They are] kind of two different things, and I think people have got them mixed up, because they think that they've heard that this chemtrail conspiracy theory is about geoengineering and weather modification," Mick West, a science writer and fellow for the Committee of Skeptical Inquiry, told 12News.</p>
<p>"Then, they discover that there's this thing called cloud seeding, which actually is weather modification. And then they kind of put two and two together and make 17."</p>
<p>Greene made headlines last year when she suggested Democrats were able to "control the weather" in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, prompting then-President Biden to condemn what he called "irresponsible" and "beyond ridiculous" falsehoods.</p>
<p>Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) poked fun at Greene's bill in a post online.</p>
<p>"I'm introducing a bill that prohibits the injection, release or dispersion of stupidity into Congress," he wrote in a Saturday post, quoting Greene's original announcement.</p>
<p>But one of her Republican colleagues has already signaled he'll back her efforts.</p>
<p>"Let's roll Chairlady!" Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) wrote online.</p>
<p>Greene's office did not immediately respond to additional requests for comment on the bill and potential federal penalties outlined in the text.</p>
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