SB25
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 512 to define terms; make criminal atmospheric pollution a Class D felony; require that a person found guilty of criminal atmospheric pollution pay a civil penalty of not less than $500,000 in addition to all other penalties authorized by law; provide that each day that a person engages in criminal atmospheric pollution constitutes a separate offense; empower all peace officers of the Commonwealth to enforce the prohibition on…
Introduced: January 6, 2026
Last action: January 6, 2026
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This bill would make it a felony crime in Kentucky to engage in what it calls criminal atmospheric pollution, which relates to geoengineering, or human efforts to deliberately alter the atmosphere. Anyone convicted could face a fine of at least $500,000 on top of other penalties, with each day of the activity counting as a separate offense. The bill also directs Kentucky law enforcement to notify federal agencies if they approve activities that this law…
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