Overview

• Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sent letters in mid-July directing public airports to begin monthly reporting of any weather modification activities starting October or face loss of state funding and possible felony charges
• A law signed in June bans any atmospheric release designed to alter weather, temperature, climate, or sunlight intensity, a measure driven by chemtrail conspiracy concerns despite no evidence of such practices in Florida
• Operators at Orlando International, Orlando Executive and Sanford International Airports have confirmed they know of no geoengineering efforts but will comply with the new reporting requirements
• Florida’s Department of Transportation will collect the mandatory filings while the Department of Environmental Protection is preparing a public portal for citizens to report suspected violations
• Critics including State Rep. Ashley Gantt argue the mandate tackles a nonexistent threat and imposes unnecessary bureaucratic burdens on airports