Polk County for Safe Tech

American Academy of Pediatrics Website“Electromagnetic Fields: A Hazard to Your Health?” on Cell Tower Radiation

“In recent years, concern has increased about exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic radiation emitted from cell phones and phone station antennae. An Egyptian study confirmed concerns that living nearby mobile phone base stations increased the risk for developing: 

• Headaches

• Memory problems

• Dizziness

• Depression

• Sleep problems

Short-term exposure to these fields in experimental studies have not always shown negative effects, but this does not rule out cumulative damage from these fields, so larger studies over longer periods are needed to help understand who is at risk. In large studies, an association has been observed between symptoms and exposure to these fields in the everyday environment.”

–American Academy of Pediatrics

Wireless infrastructure, such as cell towers, 5G small cells and antennas, is being densified everywhere — in neighborhoods, near schools, and in public spaces. RF radiation emitted by these towers is not harmless. Over 10,000 studies link RF exposure to negative health effects, such as oxidative stress, DNA damage, loss of fertility, even type 2 diabetes and cancer. While we can control exposure from devices such as cellphones or wireless routers at home, exposure from permanent infrastructure such as cell towers is not optional and it is significant. Families and children cannot opt out.

“In the midst of this crisis, there's an invisible but significant player in the background—a surge in wireless radiation from cell towers and wireless networks. This radiation is spreading fast, crisscrossing our landscapes and even reaching us from satellites above. In addition to increasing wireless, lower frequency EMF exposures are increasing from electric equipment such as high voltage powerlines and even underwater cables. Artificially produced EMF is not natural. It acts as a stressor to living things. Animals and plants did not have time to evolve to adapt to the artificial pulsed waves emitted from cell towers and wireless technologies.”

“Section 704 of the Telecommunications Act bars local governments from considering health or environmental effects of RF radiation when deciding where wireless infrastructure is placed in our community. This is a legal prohibition that makes no sense and is out of line with the ever-growing body of science that shows harm from RF radiation for both people and the environment. It is worth noting that this prohibition applies for all cell towers, as long as they operate below FCC exposure standards that were not updated in over 30 years, since we all had flip phones, essentially.”

“704 No More® is a national, non-partisan coalition of wireless health and safety advocacy organizations and concerned citizens working to overturn Section 704 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and restore state and local control over cell tower and antenna siting. The initiative exists to ensure communities can protect public health, environmental resources, neighborhood character, and basic constitutional rights when wireless infrastructure is proposed near homes, schools, and other sensitive locations. 704 No More® advances its mission through strategic litigation, public education, grassroots mobilization, and legislative advocacy, helping residents and local leaders understand the law, recognize impacts, and take coordinated action to restore meaningful local decision-making.”

“If adopted, new rules proposed by the FCC will give the wireless industry dictatorial control of cell tower placement, giving them the right to install them anywhere and everywhere – and there will be virtually nothing you can do to stop it. Tell your members of Congress and FCC Commissioners to stop these rules from being adopted!”