We will soon be introducing a House version of The Clean Air Preservation Act, introduced as Senate Bill 508 by Senator Mastriano and Senator Bartolotta, to assure Pennsylvanians that the clean air, water and healthy environment guaranteed to them in the Pennsylvania Constitution are better protected.

In 1967, the General Assembly had the foresight to pass a law to regulate weather modification involving cloud seeding experiments after unauthorized attempts by a group using planes and ground generators to emit silver iodide into the air to suppress hail in Fulton and Franklin counties, as well as information about the U.S. and other countries’ experimentation in weather manipulation for national security and potential weaponization purposes, came to light.

Allowing the release of unknown, experimental, and potentially hazardous substances into the atmosphere without the consent of the people of Pennsylvania is a clear violation of their right to clean air and water.

With the 1967 law for weather modification control as precedent and joining other states this year in proposing related legislation, The Clean Air Preservation Act will prohibit the injection, release, or dispersion of chemicals, chemical compounds, or substances within the borders of Pennsylvania into the atmosphere for purposes which include affecting temperature, weather, and intensity of sunlight.  Similar legislation has been introduced in Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Illinois, South Dakota, Missouri, Kentucky, South Carolina, Minnesota and Ohio—and passed into law in Tennessee.

Please join me us co-sponsoring this important legislation.