But U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, R- Pa., who has at least 14 commercial weather companies in his home state, according to The Associated Press, introduced a bill in April called the National Weather Services Duties Act that seeks to sharply restrict access to free weather information. With the exception of the "preparation and issuance of severe weather forecasts and warnings designed for the protection of life and property of the general public," the proposed legislation would prohibit the National Weather Service from providing any product or service "that is, or could be provided by the private sector." Everyone from emergency...