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US states are banning geoengineering due to environmental and health risks, public alarm, and gaps in federal governance, despite scientists' warnings that blanket bans could stifle research and innovation.
State-level bans on are proliferating—, and have enacted measures and many other states have proposed bills—but those bans sit atop a complex federal landscape where has not enacted a geoengineering-s...
Since 2020 state-level activity has shifted from sporadic curiosity to an organized wave of proposals that either ban or tightly regulate and traditional weather modification, with passing the first s...
A definitive roster of “31 states moving to ban geoengineering” cannot be confirmed from available reporting; coverage variously counts 22, “at least 25,” and “over 30” states with bills or proposals,...
State-level bans on vary widely in scope and wording: some narrowly target “” or while others use broad phrases — like prohibiting acts that “affect temperature, weather, climate, or the intensity of ...
States are moving to ban geoengineering largely because of perceived environmental and health risks, a surge in public alarm fed by conspiracy narratives, and gaps in federal governance that leave leg...