Prohibiting Geo-Engineering

SB 665 would ban geoengineering and weather-modification activities (like cloud seeding or releasing substances into the air to alter weather) over West Virginia, give the state authority to investigate and stop such actions, and impose penalties on anyone who violates the ban.

Sponsors: Patricia Rucker

ISSUES: Climate

CWV Position: Opposes

Status: Introduced on 1/29/26; referred to Natural Resources Committee on 1/29/26.