SB46 bans the intentional release of substances into the atmosphere to modify weather, temperature, climate, or sunlight, with exceptions for firefighting, agriculture, and forestry activities below 1,000 feet. The law directs the Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) to create procedures for the public to report suspected violations, including electronic submissions, and post collected data online. It also repeals a prior law that allowed weather-modification licensing and related fees.
The Louisiana State House of Representatives passed SB46 on May 29, 2025 by a vote of 58 to 33. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because this legislation reins in experimental and largely unaccountable weather-modification practices that pose risks to public health, property, and civil liberties. As The New American has reported, federal agencies, corporations, and globalist climate activists increasingly promote geoengineering and atmospheric manipulation as tools to advance the false climate-change narrative and justify sweeping controls on energy and human behavior. By contrast, SB46 prohibits intentional atmospheric releases, increases transparency, empowers the public to report suspected violations, and eliminates prior licensing schemes that enabled such projects. The bill pushes back against the broader agenda to use climate alarmism as a pretext for regulating citizens rather than protecting them.
