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House rejects bill to ban geoengineering, committeereport 'ought not to pass' prevails
Summary
The Maine House accepted a committee recommendation not to pass a bill that would have broadly banned geoengineering and weather-modification practices after members debated scientific evidence and examples of state and international activity.
The Maine House on April 24 accepted a committee "ought not to pass" recommendation and rejected a bill that sought to ban large-scale geoengineering and certain weather modification activities.
Representative Dudera (Camden), speaking as the mover of the minority "ought not to pass" position, argued the bill was premature and lacked credible scientific evidence that the practices posed a current threat to Maine. "Banning geoengineering outright without any scientific or…
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