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A drone-fueled rain experiment in Alaska’s Homer sparked controversy when Rainmaker Technology secretly dropped silver iodide to trigger a tiny downpour—without informing locals. Though the company calls it a success for fighting water scarcity, residents and officials are furious, calling Alaska an unfair test site. The Kenai Peninsula Borough is now pushing for federal and state bans or strict regulations, plus a local permitting system requiring full disclosure on chemicals, timing, and impacts—because when it comes to weather, they want control, not surprises.

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https://alaskapublic.org/news/environment/2026-09-17/after-rain-experiment-near-homer-borough-assembly-seeks-regulations

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