Kentucky Bill: HB 60

Bill Summary

HB 60 creates the crime of criminal atmospheric pollution in Kentucky by defining “atmospheric polluting intervention” as intentional or reckless geo-engineering activities such as stratospheric aerosol injection, cloud seeding, solar radiation modification, or other intentional airborne releases of atmospheric contaminants that may harm human health, the environment, or agriculture (excluding normal aircraft exhaust and ground‑level emissions). A person who engages in such an intervention commits a Class D felony, faces a mandatory civil penalty of at least $500,000 in addition to any other criminal penalties, is liable for a separate offense for each day the activity continues, and can be arrested and reported by any peace officer, who must also notify any federal agency that approved the activity that it cannot lawfully be carried out in Kentucky.

Why It Matters to the Make America Healthy Again Movement

The MAHA Movement supports this bill because it squarely prohibits large‑scale geoengineering practices that intentionally alter the atmosphere—like stratospheric aerosol injection and solar radiation modification—that MAHA views as high‑risk experiments on public air, water, health, and agriculture without meaningful public consent. By making such interventions a felony with steep, per‑day financial penalties and requiring Kentucky authorities to resist even federally approved projects, HB 60 aligns with MAHA’s emphasis on precaution, environmental health, and state‑level protection of citizens from untested atmospheric manipulation.