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January 21, 2026

Kids’ Sleeping Problems Linked to Wireless Radiation, Screens

January 08, 2026

Children’s Health Defense Urges FCC to Drop Plan That Would Strip Communities of Local Control Over Cell Towers

December 04, 2025

‘Unprecedented’ Power Grab: FCC, Congress Race to Strip Local Control Over Cell Towers

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November 26, 2025

Worried About Cell Towers in Your Neighborhood? Here’s What You Can Do

November 25, 2025

‘New Phase of Attack’: Children’s Health Defense Tells FCC to Protect People, or ‘Get Out of the Way’

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October 21, 2025

Historic New Mexico Town Blocks Cell Tower After Consulting Lawyer Featured in The Defender

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October 03, 2025

Sitka Residents Block Cell Tower Project With Help From CHD’s Stop 5G Initiative

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September 25, 2025

Critics Blame ‘Agency Capture’ as FCC Seeks to End Environmental Safety Reviews for Cell Tower Projects

September 08, 2025

AAP Hasn’t Updated Advice on Cellphone Radiation in Nearly a Decade — AT&T Listed Among Funders

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August 20, 2025

‘People Need to Wake Up’: Babies in Homes With High Levels of Wireless Radiation Have Triple the Risk of Developmental Delays

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March 25, 2025

Residents of Massachusetts Town Head Back to Court in Case Alleging Verizon Cell Tower Is Making Them Sick

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February 20, 2025

Exclusive: Why Did Government End Wireless Radiation Studies? Former NIH Scientist Unpacks the Behind-the-Scenes Story

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February 18, 2025

For 50 Years Regulators Ignored Report Linking Wireless Radiation to 23 Chronic Diseases

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February 06, 2025

New Report Contradicts Telecom Industry Claim That Wireless Radiation Is Safe

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September 06, 2024

Judge Rules Against Residents of Massachusetts Town Who Allege Verizon Cell Tower Is Causing Illness

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June 21, 2024

Detroit Schools Get $6.8 Million From Cell Tower Company — Where Is the Money Going? Parents Ask

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May 22, 2024

Schools Are Signing Cell Tower Deals — Without Telling Parents

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May 03, 2024

Throwing Kids’ Health Under the Bus? FCC Wants to Put Wi-Fi on School Buses

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April 24, 2024

FCC Knew Phones Exceeded Radiation Limits, Hid Info From Public and Courts

AT&T sign on left with Barbara Knudson on right holding sign that reads "no cell towers over our kids"

March 21, 2024

Couple Who Fears Cell Tower Could Disrupt Pacemaker Wins Right to Intervene in AT&T Lawsuit

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March 19, 2024

New FCC Labeling Scheme Won’t Keep ‘Smart’ Devices From Spying on You, Critics Say

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March 14, 2024

‘Historic Day’: Judge Hears Arguments in CHD Lawsuit Challenging Fast-tracking of 5G Infrastructure in Los Angeles

March 13, 2024

New Jersey Residents Opposing 5G Towers Win Right to Intervene in Verizon Lawsuit