Citizens for Health, the American Academy of Environmental Medicine and the EMF advocacy group, ElectromagneticHealth.org, urged citizen-activists to contact their representatives in Congress to request the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to update its obsolete cell tower safety regulations.
These associations are requesting the FCC to revise cell tower safety regulations on account of many reasons.
WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer has classified RF radiation as a possible carcinogen; current regulations have long overlooked the harm from RF radiation’s non-thermal biological effects; biological and health effects from RF radiation are widely occurring in both adults and children and evidence for RF damage to the ecosystem is mounting.
“Beyond the strong evidence for an association between wireless radiation with cancer, there is increasing evidence for effects on the brain and behavior effects on memory ability, on IQ, on learning ability,” said David Carpenter, MD, director of the Institute for Health and Environment, and former Dean, School of Public Health, State University of New York, Albany, in a statement.
According to the groups, the FCC must establish new safety guidelines for cell towers, Wi-Fi and cell phones that reflect the current science showing harm to human health, wildlife and nature. This is to protect the public from risks from radiofrequency radiation (RF).
“In 1996, Congress directed the FCC to adopt safety regulations for cell transmission antennas,” said Whitney North Seymour, former New York State Senator, former U.S. Attorney and a co-founder of the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Recently, a HealthTechZone report said the wireless tower market has exhibited sustained growth, good operating leverage, and strong cash flow. The tower companies generate a majority of their turnover from leasing space on their towers. With most of the operating expenses of a tower being fixed, additional customers result in high cash flow for the tower companies.
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