Efforts to influence the weather, from cloud seeding to controversial geoengineering proposals, are drawing renewed scrutiny amid growing questions about oversight and regulation in the United States.

I understand why millions of Americans look up at the sky with concern. Videos of unusual cloud formations circulate on social media, accompanied by questions about “chemtrails” and secret weather ...

“What this whole debate comes down to is who controls the skies,” Republican representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia told the audience at a House Oversight Committee hearing on Tuesday. “Do ...

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Florida airports soon must submit monthly reports on weather modification activities or face the loss of state funding under a controversial new law derided by critics as fueling conspiracy theories.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is pushing a federal ban on weather modification, echoing debunked conspiracy theories. Experts say cloud seeding can't create major storms and called Greene’s claims ...

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Georgia representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has announced she is introducing a new bill which would tackle "weather modification." Writing on X, the Republican politician said she was creating ...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said Saturday she plans to introduce a bill aimed at tackling “weather modification.” “I am introducing a bill that prohibits the injection, release, or dispersion ...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill banning "geoengineering and weather modification activities," which some believe targets the "chemtrails" conspiracy theory. The bill increases penalties ...

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