GeoLawWatch: Tracking Weather & Climate Legislation

Tracking weather modification, cloud seeding, and geoengineering bills in real time across the US.

Geoengineering Bills by Year

Bill # Details Effective Status
Rhode Island (2016 Regular Session)
H7578 Geoengineering Held for further study
Rhode Island House Bill 7578, introduced in 2016, would have required anyone seeking to conduct solar radiation management or climate geoengineering to obtain permission from the state environmental director following environmental impact assessment for activities above specified thresholds and public hearings, with violations punishable by fines up to five hundred dollars and imprisonment up to ninety days. Last update
Thu 25 Feb 2016