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Environmental Minister Bans Cell Towers in Tiger Habitats; Issues Other Guidelines to Protect Wildlife from Radiation Exposure
The Indian Environment Ministry has issued strict guidelines regarding cell towers in tiger critical habitat across the country. While providing connectivity to the people residing within or near wildlife-rich areas, “the protection and conservation of wildlife habitats should not be affected” by such installations.
This decision comes in the wake of a growing number of proposals for cell towers in wildlife areas such as national parks, sanctuaries, tiger reserves, and corridors. However cell towers emit RF radiation well associated with a broad range of harmful health effects in animals.
Researchers Introduce Wireless “Smart” Earrings, to Continuously Monitor Wearers’ Earlobe Temperature; Investigate Other Applications
SEATTLE — Smart rings, watches, and other accessories are becoming increasingly common, especially in the fitness world. Now, researchers from the University of Washington are introducing the Thermal Earring, a wireless wearable earring that monitors a user’s earlobe temperature.
The smart earring is comparable in size and weight to a small paperclip, yet has a battery life that lasts 28 days. The prototype works by having a magnetic clip attaching a temperature sensor to one’s ear, with another sensor dangling about an inch underneath to estimate room temperature.
DNA and Developmental Damage from Cell Towers on the Greek Island of Samos: Effects on Insects, Flowers and Vegetables
A recent paper, ‘Human‑made electromagnetic fields: Ion forced‑oscillation and voltage‑gated ion channel dysfunction, oxidative stress and DNA damage (Review)” published in the International Journal of Oncology by biophysicist Dimitris J. Panagopoulos et al., states unequivocally that electromagnetic radiation from wireless technology damages DNA.
This leads to infertility, sterility, mutations and extinctions, and it explains the loss of biodiversity that we are currently experiencing on this planet.
Nearly All UES 5G Towers Cancelled After Historic Preservation Review
A recent ruling by the New York State Historic Preservation Office means that only one of the 18 proposed LinkNYC 5G towers could remain as an active possibility, according to officials and a map built by the LinkNYC vendor, CityBridge.
The kiboshed towers met their demise through a mix of site-specific compatibility issues and failing a federally mandated historic preservation review on the impact the gigantic 5G transmission poles — conceived as part of a city plan to expand internet access across the Big Apple —would have on the Upper East Side’s historic districts.
RWA Urges FCC to Change 5G Fund
The Rural Wireless Association wants some areas that are supported by the FCC’s Universal Service Fund (USF) to be excluded from the 5G Fund of Rural America’s upcoming reverse auction. The point is to free up funding for areas that are at high risk of losing that support, notes Broadband Breakfast.
RWA representatives told FCC officials that current 5G Fund rules would “disaggregate” high-cost USF support in certain areas, potentially leaving “legacy mobile carriers’ investments in their networks stranded.”
Update: 5G/EMF/RF: UK EECC Challenge Escalated to Judicial Review
Neil McDougall and Karen Churchill have capitalized on a unique opportunity to demand the UK government introduce proper 5G risk assessments, beyond councils solely applying ICNIRP exposure guidelines, by utilizing the law which safeguards rights as the UK exits from the European Union. This is bound by a December 31, 2023 deadline.
U.S. NTP Quits RF Promised Studies on Mechanisms Never Done
The U.S. National Toxicology Program (NTP) has closed down its RF radiation research program. Indeed, it appears that work effectively stopped some time ago.
In September 2019, the NTP announced a new project designed to explain how RF radiation causes cancer. It was a year after the NTP made international headlines with its $30 million study showing “clear evidence” that RF caused malignant tumors in rats.
Why did NIH abruptly halt research on the harms of cell phone radiation?
In a shocking reversal, the National Toxicology Program (NTP) of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences has quietly disclosed that it will stop studying the biological or environmental impacts of cell phone radiofrequency radiation.
This decision comes despite results from the program’s carefully engineered and reviewed decade-long $30 million animal studies that found cancer, heart damage and DNA damage associated with exposure to cell phone radiofrequency radiation at levels comparable to those experienced by Americans today.
Finally a great opt out ‘Smart Meter’ bill for New York State!
There is some good news in this new year! Finally, a truly great ‘smart meter’ opt out bill for New York State!
There have been efforts since 2013 to pass a bill that prevents the forcible installations of digital “smart” utility meters, and removes penalties for those who want to hang onto their trusted analog meters. You can see Les Jamieson’s article in WestView News for a great history of all the shenanigans.
Digital meters use pulsed RF radiation to operate and transmit consumer usage information wirelessly, which exposes residents to chronic, unnecessary radiation that has caused physical harm to many who have had them installed. Non-transmitting digital meters also pose problems, due to the dirty electricity created.
Cell phones emitted far too much radiation for decades – until today?
Just a few years ago, the so-called Phonegate revelations showed that the radiation emitted by mobile devices is inadequately controlled. With the exception of the Observer (paywall), no media in this country has reported on this in depth.
The extent to which radiation from mobile devices such as smartphones or tablets affects the human body is measured using the so-called SAR value. This determines the energy absorbed at a specific part of the body by measuring the temperature on the skin.
The National Toxicology Program of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences announced it will no longer study the effects of radio frequency radiation
The National Toxicology Program announced this month through an updated fact sheet that it no longer plans to study the effects of cell phone or radio frequency radiation (RFR) due to technical challenges and lack of resources.
The NTP, the only Federal agency in the US to study the effects of RFR since the 1990s (after the Congress cut off the EPA’s funding for this research), updated its cell phone radiation fact sheet this month to announce that it lacks the resources to continue to study the effects of radio frequency radiation.
Federal Cancer Research Agency Does NOT Offer Safety Assurances for 5G; Has Not Evaluated Health Effects of Cell Phones and Towers, Other Wireless Sources
The NCI has not evaluated the safety of cell tower radiation and 5G and has cautioned that long-term safety studies do not exist.
While the NCI webpage is often used as proof of safety, it is not a scientific research review. The NCI has repeatedly stated that “Neither the literature reviews, nor the fact sheets[referring to its webpages], make safety determinations.” (Letter from NCI to Scarato).
Radiofrequency radiation and metal containing nanoparticles
Nowadays nanoparticles are ubiquitous in different kinds of personal skin care products, such as deodorants, creams, sunscreens.
In addition to the possible local enhancement of nearfield induced by exposure to 5G EMF in the vicinity of nanoparticles, PCC-NPs may induce oxidative stress, trigger redox reactions, and cause premature aging or other potentially harmful biological effects, which have not yet been studied.
EMF/RF/5G Tale of Two Cities: CT Standing Up for the Community vs. Massachusetts AGO Favoring Telecom?
In A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens wrote, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us….”
In another age of incredulity, voters and consumers are recognizing unfolding harm and violations of human rights and community rights resulting from nearly thirty years of inadequate telecommunication regulation that systematically ignores risks to health and the environment.
Engaged, respectful, informed activism is building, in the Commonwealth and beyond.
Who will be on the right side of history?
CHD Files First in Series of Lawsuits Seeking Disability Accommodation for People Injured by RF Radiation from Cell Towers
Press Release
For Immediate Release
Strategic cases pursue relief under Americans with Disabilities Act
Washington, D.C. – Children’s Health Defense’s (CHD) lead Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR) and Wireless litigator Scott W. McCollough filed a complaint today against Verizon and other wireless companies on behalf of disabled plaintiff Henry “Hank” Allen. The complaint, filed in the United States District Court for the District of Idaho Southern Division, is the first in a series of strategic cases seeking the removal or modification of cell towers in the vicinity of the homes of individuals disabled by radiofrequency (RF) radiation, in order to provide reasonable accommodation or modifications as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
According to the complaint, Mr. Allen has a disability as defined in the ADA. His condition is exacerbated by RF radiation emitted from cell towers. In 2014, while living in California, Mr. Allen was diagnosed with Electromagnetic Sensitivity (EMS). He moved with his family from California to rural Idaho in 2017 in order to minimize his RF radiation exposure. In April 2021, shortly after the Defendants turned on a new cell tower approximately 660 yards from his home, Mr. Allen’s health took a dramatic downturn.
According to the complaint, “In his own home Plaintiff lives and works in constant fear for his health and his very life, because Defendants’ RF radiation is ongoing, repeated and continuing as Defendants refuse to recognize the federal disability laws that would solve the conflict.”
The complaint alleges that the Defendants are attempting to circumvent federal disability laws — including the ADA — by operating cell towers and antennas in close proximity to individuals with disabilities despite research linking RF radiation exposure to worsening health conditions in this population and refusing to provide reasonable accommodation or modification.
“Hank is determined to not let the telecom companies do this to his family or yours,” said McCollough. “This is actually a civil rights case, offering a legal theory under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Federal courts must apply federal disability laws to protect people disabled by RF radiation coming from cell towers. If Hank’s case is successful, the court will either remove the tower, or otherwise order the telecom defendants to modify their operations in order to not so intensively beam RF radiation through Hank’s home so he can live in peace.”
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CHD Files First in Series of Lawsuits Seeking Disability Accommodation for People Injured by RF Radiation from Cell Towers
Press Release
For Immediate Release
Strategic cases pursue relief under Americans with Disabilities Act
Washington, D.C. – Children’s Health Defense’s (CHD) lead Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR) and Wireless litigator Scott W. McCollough filed a complaint today against Verizon and other wireless companies on behalf of disabled plaintiff Henry “Hank” Allen. The complaint, filed in the United States District Court for the District of Idaho Southern Division, is the first in a series of strategic cases seeking the removal or modification of cell towers in the vicinity of the homes of individuals disabled by radiofrequency (RF) radiation, in order to provide reasonable accommodation or modifications as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
ICNIRP Revamp: Closer Ties to WHO EMF Project
In November, the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) elected a new chair, vice chair and seven new Commissioners to join the remaining five. The new lineup takes over in mid-July 2024.
Yet, despite all the changes, ICNIRP’s outlook and policies are expected to remain much the same. While two medical doctors will be joining the Commission —there are none now— the membership will continue to be dominated by physicists and electrical engineers. ICNIRP’s entrenched thermal dogma will most likely continue to hold sway with cancer risks, and other non-thermal effects downplayed, when not dismissed outright.
SpaceX & Mars & Explosions & Injuries: It’s Not Just Where We’re Going, It’s How We Get There and Who Pays the Price
“We’ve arranged a global civilization, which… profoundly depend(s) on science and technology. We’ve also arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. This is a recipe for disaster. We might get away with it for a while, but sooner or later this combustible mixture of ignorance and power is going to blow up in our faces.” – Carl Sagan
On November 6, Americans heard optimistic news reports that “SpaceX’s Starship Rocket Could Fly Again in the Coming Weeks.” Gizmodo reported, “SpaceX is preparing to launch its Starship rocket for the second time, aiming for mid-November for another flight test of its launch vehicle after the first one didn’t go so well. It’s been over six months since Starship lifted off for the very first time, a problematic debut that has kept the rocket grounded since then. But now SpaceX claims that the second test flight of its megarocket could launch as early as mid-November, “pending regulatory approval.”
Doctors, Lawyers, and Scientists Join Together in International Children’s Declaration for the Digital Age
An international group of leading lawyers, physicians, physicists, epidemiologists and other children’s health experts have today announced their support for a new International Declaration intended to raise public awareness of three fundamental rights of children which are not adequately being protected: the right to be free from addictive platforms and apps; the right to be free from hazardous radiation from wireless devices; and the right to be free from commercial exploitation of private information.
The “International Declaration on the Human Rights of Children in the Digital Age,” builds on the 1959 United Nations Declaration on the Rights of the Child and encourage decision makers at all levels of government and education to take immediate steps to safeguard children from potential harm.
18 teachers refused work at Toronto school over possible radiation from cellphone tower
Several teachers from a Toronto high school were back on the job Thursday after a work refusal process that raised safety concerns about possible radiation exposure from a nearby cellphone tower.
A letter signed by William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute‘s principal, Cynthia Nguyen, was addressed to parents, guardians, caregivers and students on Wednesday. It said 18 staff members from the school, located near Allen Road and Sheppard Avenue, exercised their right to begin a work refusal process.
Sperm Counts Have Been Falling For Decades—Researchers Think Cell Phones Could Help Explain Why
Men who use their cell phones frequently have lower sperm counts than men who don’t, according to new research published in Fertility and Sterility on Tuesday, offering a fresh insight into a decades-long mystery of falling sperm counts and rising infertility that has baffled experts and sparked a global fertility crisis.
Overall, the researchers said men who used their phones 20 or more times a day had a 21% higher risk of having a low overall sperm count that fell below the World Health Organization’s reference values for fertile men compared to those who rarely used their phones.
Meta, Apple and Google cheer FCC ruling that could pave the way for new AR and VR applications
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday agreed to open a band of spectrum for some devices in a move that could help pave the way for new applications of augmented and virtual reality wearables.
The agency unanimously voted to open the 6 GHz band to what it calls “a new class of very low power devices,” such as wearable technology.
The FCC expects it will “spur an eco-system of cutting-edge applications, including wearable technologies and augmented and virtual reality, that will help businesses, enhance learning opportunities, advance healthcare opportunities, and bring new entertainment experiences,” according to a press release.
U.S. and International Law and Policy Children and Cell Phone Radiation Health Issues
There are hundreds of cell phone apps designed for babies and toddlers. Children watch videos on cell phones for several hours a day. Yet growing scientific evidence associates exposure to the radiofrequency (RF) non-ionizing radiation emissions from cell phones to a range of adverse health effects. In response to research indicating children are more vulnerable due to their developing nervous system, numerous countries have implemented various policies to mitigate risk, with measures specifically aimed at protecting children.
This presentation will overview and compare U.S. and international laws and policies related to children including updates from the World Health Organization database.
The age of mmWave 5G sputters to a dusty death
It’s time to blow out the mmWave candle following an OpenSignal report showing that the average time most users spend on mmWave 5G is less than 1%, three years into the rollout of the technology.
According to OpenSignal, the average mobile user in the US today connects to a millimeter wave (mmWave) 5G network less than 1% of the time. That figure is true for Verizon, which has positioned mmWave 5G at the center of its “ultra wideband” nationwide marketing message for years, as well as T-Mobile, which has made barely a mention of mmWave 5G.
Paul Brodeur The Original Microwave Pioneer
In the summer of 2012, Paul Brodeur sent me an email that began, “Don’t forget that when I croak, you’re supposed to give some credit to me as the original microwave pioneer.” I came across it in my files after learning that Brodeur had died on August 2nd at the age of 92. It was among his many letters, notes and clippings I had stashed away over the last 50 years.
The story begins on a rainy fall afternoon in 1977 at the New York office of the Natural Resources Defense Council, a public-interest environmental law firm, where I was working at the time. Brodeur, then a star investigative reporter at The New Yorker, came by with copies of his new book, The Zapping of America, an exposé on the dangers of microwave radiation and how they were being covered up.
Why the first-ever space junk fine is such a big deal
On Monday, October 2, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the US issued its first fine for space debris, ordering the US TV provider Dish to pay $150,000 for failing to move one of its satellites into a safe orbit.
“It is definitely a very big symbolic moment for debris mitigation,” says Michelle Hanlon, a space lawyer at the University of Mississippi. “It’s a great step in the right direction.”
But it might be more than just a symbolic gesture by the FCC. Not only does it set a precedent for tackling bad actors who leave dangerous junk orbiting Earth, but it could send shock waves through the industry as other satellite operators become wary of having their reputation tarnished.
The US needs to follow England’s lead and ban cell phones from schools
A flat-out phone ban in schools could be around the corner in England.
On Monday, Britain’s Education Secretary Gillian Keegan announced upcoming guidance from the Department of Education that recommends school principals prohibit phone use — both during classroom time and free time throughout the school day.
APPLE must withdraw its iPhone 12 from the entire European market
The NGO Phonegate Alert and the first signatory organizations ask the national and European authorities to withdraw the iPhone 12 everywhere in Europe and that the current owners be compensated by Apple.
More than three years after its launch on the European market, the National Frequency Agency (ANFR) announced that Apple’s iPhone 12 5G (model A2403) exceeded the authorized limit of the specific absorption rate (SAR) by more than 40% (5.74 W/kg instead of 4 W/kg) and requested its temporary ban.
CHD Intervenes on Behalf of Residents in Belmar, NJ To Fight Verizon 5G Towers on Jersey Shore
Washington, D.C. — Children’s Health Defense (CHD) filed a Motion to Intervene and a supporting memorandum yesterday in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey on behalf of its Monmouth members in their efforts to prevent the erection of nine Verizon 5G towers along the area’s shoreline.
On Sept. 7, Verizon Wireless sued Monmouth County in federal court, arguing that all environmental approvals under the Coast Area Facilities Review Act (CAFRA) at the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) are subject to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) local permitting rules for small wireless facilities and that the company’s application to build the towers was unlawfully denied.
The Pittsfield City Council Votes to Oppose H.R. 3557 The “American Broadband Act of 2023″
The Pittsfield City Council unanimously voted to “vigorously” oppose H.R. 3557 the “American Broadband Act of 2023.
This opposition letter will be sent from Mayor Tyer to U.S. Representative Richard Neil, U.S. Senator Ed Markey and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren to vigorously oppose this legislation.