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Environmental Effects

Is it true that trees closer to phone towers are turning lifeless?

The Times of India reports: Electromagnetic field (EMF) radiation from cell phone towers and gadgets is damaging plant life... Research has uncovered that EMF radiation, much neglected in its influence, can have drastic and unforeseen effects on plant life. From...

What the FCC Must Do to Comply with New NEPA Rules

A new blog entitled "What the FCC Must Do to Comply with New NEPA Rules" published on PEER by Erica Rosenberg, former FCC attorney and NEPA expert details how the FCC must promulgate rules that comport with the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) rules...

New Study: Wi-Fi Frequency Harms Honeybee Homing Ability

A new study by the State Institute of Bee Research, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany , engineered  by the Communications Engineering Lab (CEL) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology found that there were significant effects on the homing ability of...

The FCC Is Supposed to Protect the Environment. It Doesn’t.

The FCC Is Supposed to Protect the Environment. It Doesn’t. The agency is mandated to safeguard the environment from damage caused by communication infrastructure. But when companies want to add new cell phone towers, build on protected land or launch satellites, the...

Earth Day: Environmental Groups Have Long Called For Caution With 5G 

Environmental Groups are Calling For Caution With 5G  Numerous environmental groups have written letters and appeals cautioning that the unfettered proliferation of 5G and new wireless networks will result in environmental impacts such as increased energy consumption,...