Atmosphere Study Act

This bill would require the Secretary of Energy, working with relevant federal or state agencies, to conduct a study within 180 days of enactment to identify any negative effects of certain geoengineering projects on human health and the environment. The study would cover geoengineering projects that receive federal funding or that a federal agency has participated in or is participating in. Geoengineering is defined as deliberate large-scale efforts to change the Earth's climate system to reduce the effects of climate change, such as releasing aerosols or sulfate into the atmosphere to reflect sunlight, or spraying sea salt into marine clouds. The Secretary would have to send Congress a report on the study's results within one year after the study is finished.

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Sponsors

• Elijah Crane Republican sponsor
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