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Committee rejects bill to create reporting path for alleged atmospheric geoengineering
Summary
The Senate Government Operations Committee failed to advance Senate Bill 23, which would have defined solar radiation management (geoengineering), created an electronic reporting pathway and directed known reports to the attorney general for investigation; the motion failed 4–2 after public testimony for and against the measure.
Senate Bill 23, described by the sponsor as an effort to define and track "solar radiation management," did not receive a favorable recommendation from the Senate Government Operations Committee on a 4–2 vote. The bill would have required a Department of Transportation mechanism to accept reports of known geoengineering activity and refer credible reports to the attorney general for investigation.
Sponsor Senator Winterton told the committee the bill "defines the solar radiation management" and would address what he described as chemical residues found in wilderness areas. He listed substances he said have been cited by advocates as used in geoengineering, saying they…
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