Testimony by Theodora Scarato MSW regarding lack of federal accountability for cell tower radiation.
Proposed New Hampshire Bill HB1644 requires wireless telecommunication antennas be placed at least 1,640 feet from residentially zoned areas, parks, playgrounds, hospitals, nursing homes, day care centers, and schools. This bill also creates a registry for anyone experiencing symptoms of radiation exposure.
Testimony New Hampshire HB1644 by Theodora Scarato Executive Director of Environmental Health Trust January 18, 2022.
Dear Esteemed Lawmakers,
I am honored to be sharing this information with you today. I am Executive Director of Environmental Health Trust and this year we won a major lawsuit regarding the US federal safety limits for wireless radiation.
First let me be clear that this case was not about whether cell tower radiation does or does not cause harmful effects.
The lawsuit was about doing due diligence and about following proper procedure.
Here is why we sued. In 2019, the FCC made a decision that US federal safety limits did not need to be updated. They said it was just fine to keep the 1996 FCC safety limits in place despite literally thousands of pages of scientific evidence showing harmful effects.
We took legal action, because it was clear the FCC had ignored information submitted to their official record. The judges agreed and stated in their final ruling that, the FCC’s decision to keep the 1996 limits was “arbitrary and capricious”. The judges stated that the FCC did not provide evidence of properly examining scientific evidence such as the impacts of long-term exposure, the unique vulnerability of children and studies showing impacts to the brain and reproductive system.
The Court found the FCC dismissed the American Academy of Pediatrics and many other experts who recommended stronger regulations to ensure children and pregnant women were protected.
Although we might assume that health agencies like the FDA, EPA or CDC are ensuring safety- our lawsuit revealed they are 100% not.
To start, the EPA, CDC and National Cancer Institute have completed zero scientific research reviews of the current science.
Although statements on the FDAs website might seem like the agency is ensuring safety, it has, in fact, NOT shown any research review of the totality of the science. No evaluation of the science finding memory damage or impacts to fertility.
More importantly, the FDA has no authority when it comes to cell tower radiation. They only deal with cell phones.
In fact, our lawsuit revealed that there is no US health agency that is actively monitoring the science on cell tower radiation and ensuring that FCC limits for cell tower radiation are safe for the public.
Here is a story.
Last month California mother wrote the FCC asking if the cell tower that was built in front of her home was safe. The FCC lawyer told her that as long as FCC limits were met, the radiation was “deemed by the FDA” not to show adverse health effects in humans.”
So, the mother wrote the FDA asking for the science showing safety. An FDA lawyer wrote back and said:
“The FDA does not regulate cell towers or cell tower radiation. Therefore, FDA has no studies or information on cell towers to provide in response to your questions.”
If the FDA is not evaluating the science on cell tower radiation- then what health agency is?
Answer. No one.
Our lawsuit was about the reality that we have twenty-five-year-old safety limits for cell tower and wireless radiation,as well asa mounting body of science showing harm, yetno health agencies are ensuring our safety by staying up to date with the totality of the science.
What’s next? The Court ordered the FCC to re-examine their record and provide a reasoned explanation for the health implications of long-term exposure and all the issues they ignored.
The FCC has no date by which it must respond- but until it does, the 1996 cell tower radiation rules are in place. Thus, the US has antiquated rules for our 21st century technology. We just submitted a new filing requesting they look at the latest science published since we filed our court case. We may very likely need to take additional legal action to ensure they respond in a timely fashion.
Yes. This case is a procedural -with very important implications. Most people assume that our federal safety limits are based on top US experts always reviewing the latest research to ensure the public is protected. The Court ruling reveals this is a false assumption. The FCC’s wireless radiation limits cannot be understood as being based on a full review of the latest research.
Cell antennas are going up in neighborhoods in front of homes, yet U.S. rules on their emissions have not been properly reviewed for twenty-five years.
Sometimes the scandal in this country is not what is illegal, but what is legal.
Hundreds of scientists are clear that peer reviewed research indicates numerous harmful effects-even at very low and legally allowed levels.
This is a pivotal moment. Courage and political will are what is needed to protect the public and ensure safe and healthy communities.
Thank you very much,
Theodora Scarato MSW
Executive Director of Environmental Health Trust
Court Documents
Important Video Resources
If you want to read about research on the low and mid band frequency radiation from 5G “small cells” and cell tower radiation. Take a look at the following peer reviewed published reviews.
If you want to read some research about studies done on cell tower radiation, please consider these studies.
https://ehtrust.org/testimony-on-cell-tower-setbacks-in-new-hampshire-no-federal-accountability-on-cell-tower-radiation/ Source: Environmental Health Trust
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