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  • Former NIEHS Director, Dr. Linda Birnbaum Interviewed about Cell Phone Radiation – Environmental Health Trust

    [embedded content] Dr Linda Birnbaum never puts her cell phone to her head, installed her Wi-Fi router as far away as possible from her bedroom and would never want to live close to a cell tower. She also approves precautionary measures and regulations reducing exposure to radiofrequency (wireless) radiation because she believes the accumulated epidemiological…

  • ProPublica How the FCC Shields Cellphone Companies From Safety Concerns – Environmental Health Trust

    How the FCC Shields Cellphone Companies From Safety Concerns The wireless industry is rolling out thousands of new transmitters amid a growing body of research that calls cellphone safety into question. Federal regulators say there’s nothing to worry about — even as they rely on standards established in 1996. Peter Elkind, ProPublica, Nov 10, 202…

  • 5G in New York City – Environmental Health Trust

    5G in New York City is making headlines news. People are shocked at how ugly the monster poles are and they are also concerned about the long term safety of the radiation. Here is a list of the latest rews reports from New York City about these 5G poles.  TV and Video News Reports Newspaper…

  • 5G towers spark outrage across New York City – Environmental Health Trust

    5G towers spark outrage across New York City. 5G towers are starting to be installed in neighborhoods across the city, and while they’re meant to improve internet service, people who live around them say the towers are imposing and an eyesore. [embedded content] Learn more about 5G science here.  A few published studies. European Parliament…

  • 5G and Climate Change: Research on Carbon, Land and Water Footprints – Environmental Health Trust

    Did you know that researchers are cautioning that 5G could contribute to climate change and increase energy consumption? “The wireless industry is engaging in greenwashing 5G,” stated Theodora Scarato Executive Director of Environmental Health Trust.  Scarato pointed to the CTIA wireless industry’s new campaign “5G is Fighting Climate Change” with images of the earth sprouting…

  • Landmark U.S. Government Report Released on Mitigating Environmental Effects From Satellite Constellations – Environmental Health Trust

    For decades, satellites have been used for GPS, communications, and remote sensing. The number of satellites has recently increased, as thousands more have been launched to provide internet access. [embedded content] But this increase may be disruptive. For example, it could lead to more space debris, which can damage existing satellites used for commerce or…

  • Maine Smartmeter Opt Out Appeal to be Argued Online – Environmental Health Trust

    Oral arguments in the Maine Coalition to Stop Smart Meters smart meter case will be heard this Thursday at Maine’s highest court, meeting in Bangor. The case challenges PUC approval of Central Maine Power’s switch from an electromechanical or analog opt out meter to a digital solid state smart meter without communication module but still…

  • Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Radiation on Birds – Environmental Health Trust

    Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Radiation on Birds Electromagnetic exposure is disruptive to birds, especially migratory birds. Electromagnetic fields have been shown to disrupt the magnetic compass orientation used by birds to navigate (Schwarze, et al., 2016; Balmori, 2015; Wiltschko, et al., 2015; Engels, et al., 2015; Kavokin, et al., 2014; Ritz, et al. (2005). Ritz,…

  • New Paper on Military: Soldiers Exposed to Radar and Full Body RF Have Higher Cancers – Environmental Health Trust

    A new research paper on young soldiers exposed to radar and other full body radio-frequency radiation (RFR) exposures during their military service finds higher cancers. The study concludes that “based on our findings and on the previous accumulated research, we endorse the recommendations to reclassify RFR exposure as a human carcinogen, International Agency for Research…

  • Landmark U.S. Government Report Released on Mitigating Environmental From Satellites – Environmental Health Trust

    For decades, satellites have been used for GPS, communications, and remote sensing. The number of satellites has recently increased, as thousands more have been launched to provide internet access. [embedded content] But this increase may be disruptive. For example, it could lead to more space debris, which can damage existing satellites used for commerce or…