On a day when the EPA administrator elevated concerns about weather modification as his agency downplayed those worries, an outspoken House Republican said she would hold a hearing on the issue.
In a statement provided to POLITICO’s E&E News, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said she plans to use her perch as a subcommittee chair on the House Oversight and Government Reform panel to investigate geoengineering, a nascent field in which chemicals are dispersed in the air to lower temperatures.
“Let’s be clear: Weather modification is no longer a ‘conspiracy theory.’ It’s real, it’s happening, and the American people deserve a voice,” said Greene, who in the past has peddled fringe theories.
Such baseless assertions have been widespread in the aftermath of the deadly floods in Texas this past weekend, including that cloud seeding may have played a role in the disaster.
