To memorialize Congress to investigate geoengineering in Louisiana.

2025 Regular Session
ENROLLED
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 67
BY SENATOR HODGES
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

To memorialize the Congress of the United States to investigate geoengineering in Louisiana.

WHEREAS, it is a matter of public health, environmental safety, and state interest that the quality of air, soil, and water in Louisiana be protected and preserved for the well-being of current and future generations; and

WHEREAS, evidence exists that the federal government, as well as private and academic entities acting on its behalf or at its request, may have conducted or may currently be conducting atmospheric geoengineering experiments involving the intentional dispersion of chemicals into the atmosphere; and

WHEREAS, geoengineering may involve the intentional manipulation of weather and climate for purposes including but not limited to increasing rainfall, reducing solar radiation, and removing carbon dioxide; and

WHEREAS, such activities may occur within the airspace over the state of Louisiana, contributing to visible phenomena which have been observed by the public and are distinct from ordinary contrails generated by commercial aircraft; and

WHEREAS, the scientific and health impacts of these geoengineering efforts, particularly those resulting in visible atmospheric trails, remain poorly understood, and there is growing concern among the public regarding potential risks to environmental quality and human health; and

WHEREAS, the United States government retains exclusive sovereignty over the airspace of the United States under federal law, and it is imperative that any activity conducted in this airspace, and particularly activities involving chemical dispersal, be subject to public scrutiny, transparency, and federal oversight; and

WHEREAS, the people of Louisiana have a right to be informed about any such activities occurring above their communities, and the state has a duty to act in the interest of public health, safety, and environmental integrity.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby memorialize the Congress of the United States to conduct a full, transparent, and independent investigation into all activities involving the intentional dispersion of chemicals into the atmosphere by any means, for geoengineering purposes including but not limited to solar radiation modification, carbon dioxide removal, and weather modification experiments, particularly those which may have occurred without public knowledge or consent and within the airspace over the state of Louisiana.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that such investigation should seek to determine the substances being dispersed, the entities responsible, the stated purposes of such activities, and the potential effects of such dispersion on air, soil, and water quality, as well as on human and ecological health.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution shall be transmitted to the president of the United States, the secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, the clerk of the United States House of Representatives, the secretary of the United States Senate, each member of the Louisiana congressional delegation, the Senate president, the speaker of the House of Representatives, the governor of Louisiana, and the attorney general of Louisiana.

PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES