There is well founded concern expressed on this thread about lack of oversight
of geoengineering projects and unintended consequences. However there does
exist an authority available to the US to regulate chemicals dispersed into the
environment.
This authority is the Toxic Substances
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not more widely acknowledged or researched in Western academia.
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I understand it's thought that SAI diffracted light could increase some
terrestrial growth because the light penetrates deeper into the canopy and
possibly engages chlorophyll on leaf undersides? I infer that'd have an
opposite effect on ocean primary production, but I can't find any studies
There is an EPA authority, the Toxic Substances Control Act, TSCA, that can
require risk information be developed and submitted to EPA for review prior to
releasing chemicals into the environment, at scale, for a new use:
TSCA Section 5(a) Significant New Use Rules (SNURs) can be used to
