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Residents urge legislature to investigate geoengineering and ‘chemtrails’; scientists and municipal leaders disagree on evidence and priorities
Summary
Residents who described grid‑pattern trails and unusual particles in snow urged the committee to ban or investigate large‑scale geoengineering and stratospheric aerosol releases; municipal water managers and program scientists said cloud seeding is a distinct, targeted activity and recommended third‑party testing and peer‑reviewed evaluation.
CHEYENNE — During a public‑comment portion of the Agriculture, State & Public Lands & Water Resources Committee meeting, several residents urged the Legislature to investigate and prohibit what they described as large‑scale atmospheric geoengineering and unreported aerial spraying. Those speakers used the shorthand terms “chemtrails” and “stratospheric aerosol injection” in urging state action; others at the hearing cautioned that these claims are not the same as the state’s cloud seeding program and that policy responses should be evidence‑based.
Tony Locke of Casper told the committee he was asking legislators to “take action against… high altitude aerosol injection of chemicals and metals into the atmosphere over Wyoming,” saying he had observed grid‑like patterns and persistent…
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