Resources to Take Action on 5G and 4G Small Cells
5G “small” cells are being fast tracked at every level of government. The authority of local government is being rapidly stripped away by federal and state policy.
Hundreds of scientists and physicians who have researched the biological and health effects of radiofrequency radiation are calling for a moratorium on the deployment of 5G technology and increases in wireless exposure. Environmental Health Trust has compiled several key resources to ensure citizens, policy makers and governments have the scientific resources they need.
Please take the time to review this list as well as the community advocacy organizations that have tools for action.
Did you know-Twenty-one state legislatures—Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Virginia—have enacted small cell legislation that streamlines regulations to facilitate the deployment of 5G small cells. More details at theNational Conference of State Legislatures HERE
ACTION RESOURCES
In the video below attorny Andrew Campanelli presents on what elected officials need to know. This is critical information.
Every Elected Official Should Know
- Swiss Re Report on 5G: The nsurance authority Swiss Re released a white paper classifying 5G as a “high” emerging risk cautioning that “potential claims for health impairments may come with a long latency.”
- Read the Harvard Book Captured Agency: How the Federal Communications Commission is Dominated by the Industries it Presumably Regulates free online hereon undue industry influence into the science and policy of RF.
- Research on EMF and Bees, on Wildlife, on Trees
- Read the International EMF Scientific Appeal now signed by more than 250 scientists.
LEGAL LIABILITY ISSUES
- Law Office of Harry Lehmann to Marin County Supervisors on Limiting the Scope of Marins Financial Risk on 5G ,February 21, 2017
- Law Office of Harry Lehman “5G Government Liability and the Long Con” April 2, 2018
- Letter from Law Office of Harry Lehmann “Mass casualties are likely in District 10 from passage of 648”, July 6, 2017
- Letter from Law Office Of Harry Lehmann to State of California, “Liability for Damage From Microwave Radiation Exposure Sustained by Senate Bill 649 Will Be Shifted to California State”, July 19, 2017
- Letter from Law Office of Harry Lehmann, “SB 649 will disproportionately effect the poor in California”, August 24, 2017“The attached letter of August 10th , in response to a Consultant’s question, explains in legal terms why the State remains liable, both directly and derivatively, for the same liabilities to which the cities and counties will be exposed from implementation of SB 649.”
- Attorney William Sosis sent legal letters on 5G Technology to the New Jersey State Bar Association and the Town of Mansfield detailing the health, privacy and legal issues of 5G technology.
POLICY
- EHT et al v. FCC Lawsuit Final Court Decision 8/13/2021
- New Hampshire State Commission 5G Report
- Pittsburgh Law Review: The FCC Keeps Letting Me Be: Why Radiofrequency Radiation Standards Have Failed to Keep Up With Technology, 2021
- The Harvard Press Book “Captured Agency: How the Federal Communications Commission is Dominated by the Industries it Presumably Regulates”
- FCC’s Legal Duties to Inform and Protect the Public by Sharon Buccino Natural Resources Defense Council Washington- an overview of some of the key legal principles that affect the authorization of wireless services and the construction of the networks needed to provide these services.
- Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, September 8, 2000. This clarifies how decades ago, when FCC limits were set, the EPA was defunded from properly reviewing the science on harm from electromagnetic fields.
Awareness Posters/Factsheets
- EHT has developed large and small posters on 5G for your awareness table or to place on one side of your flyer
- Grassroots Environmental Factsheet on 5G
- Factsheet on 5G and Health. This factsheet PDF is hyperlinked to scientific resources and key facts about 5G and is best sent electronically to others because it will answer a lot of their questions. 5G Factsheet in Color, 5G Factsheet in Black and White
Santa Clara Medical Association Magazine Articles
- “Wireless Silent Spring”
- “A 5G Wireless Future: Will it give us a Smart Future”
- “Wi-Fi in Schools Are We Playing It Safe With Our Kids?” PDF
- “Shallow Minds: How the Internet and Wi-F in Schools Can Affect Learning”
Safer Technology Use
- Environmental Health Trust Reduce Cell Phone Radiation, Take Action on 5G
- Environmental Health Trust: Educational Resources, Posters, Flyers
- New Jersey Educational Association “Minimize health risks from electronic devices” PDF
Scientific Evidence
- Research on 5G, Cell Phones, Pregnancy, Co-Carcinogenic, Wi-Fi, Environment, Bees, Trees, Memory, Screens
Connect with a Local Group
5G Crisis has a list of local groups organized by state. Colorado for Safe Technology has done an excellent job of organizing material on 5G and small cells. We invite you to visit their site to see an example of a coalition working to reverse small cell streamlining legislation.
How to Take Action on 5G
NOTABLE NEWS ARTICLES
- “Is 5G Going to Kill Us All”, The New Republic
- “We Have No Reason to Believe 5G Is Safe” Scientific American Dr. Joel Moskowitz UC Berkeley
- “5G Whiz” An Investigation by Full Measure
- “Mobile phones and health: is 5G being rolled out too fast?” Computer Weekly
- “An Engineer’s Perspective Does 5G Pose Health Risks?” Electronics Blog EDN.com
- “The stars, G5 cell towers, and electromagnetic radiation exposure” by Winona La Duke
- “Preserving Local Voices in Broadband Deployment” by NRDC
- “5G and the FCC: 10 Reasons Why You Should Care” by NRDC
- “5G:The Unreported Global Threat” by Devra Davis PhD, MPH
The Center for Public Integrity Investigations
- “5G Cell Service Is Coming. Who Decides Where It Goes? (New York Times)
- ‘Residents worried about small cell safety
- “5G wireless pits cities against telecoms and their friends in the FCC”
- “FCC says small cells will close the digital divide. Most say they won’t”
- Investigative Reports
- Washington Spectator, “Federal Court Instructs FCC to Review Electromagnetic Radiation Standards” by Barbara Koeppel (PDF)
- Santa Fe New Mexican, Report says wireless radiation may harm wildlife, Scott Wyland
- The Journal of Scientific Practice and Integrity, Experts Blast David Robert Grimes for His Failure to Understand Science and Love of Self-Citation, January 18, 2022
- Also published in Disinformation Chronicle “Experts Blast David Robert Grimes for His Failure to Understand Science and Love of Self-Citation”
- Wireless Hazards by Barbara Koepell in the Washington Spectator
- “Is Wireless Technology an Environmental Health Risk?” Society of Environmental Journalists Journal
- The Harvard Press Book “Captured Agency: How the Federal Communications Commission is Dominated by the Industries it Presumably Regulates”
- Investigate Europe’s Three Part Investigation on 5G
- A report released by European Members of Parliament “The International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection: Conflicts of Interest, Corporate Capture and the Push for G.” (PDF)
- “How Big Wireless Made Us Think That Cell Phones Are Safe: A Special Investigation: The Disinformation Campaign—And Massive Radiation Increase—Behind The 5G Rollout” by Mark Hertsgaard And Mark Dowie in The Nation April 23, 2018
- NPR, On Point “The Connection Between Cellphones And Cancer” April 5, 2018
- KALW News “The Nation investigates how big wireless made us think that cell phones are safe”
- Is 5G Going to Kill Us, The New Republic by Christopher Ketcham
- Newsweek, Do Cellphones Cause Cancer? Government Study Reveals ‘Stunningly Important’ Findings, by Ronnie Cohen
- Seattle Magazine, “UW Scientist Henry Lai Makes Waves in the Cell Phone Industry.” Seattle Magazine on Motorola working to create doubt and attack Dr. Lai’s research finding DNA damage.
- Alternet: What the Cellphone Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know About Radiation Concerns: A leading expert goes to battle against a multi-trillion-dollar industry.
- Today Show: Pediatricians’ New Warning: Limit Children’s Exposure to Cellphones
Websites
- 5G Crisis
- Americans for Responsible Technology
- Telecom Powergrab
- MyStreetMyChoice
- Whatis5g.info
- Physicians for Safe Technology 5G Resources,
- International 5G Appeal
- Center for Electrosmog Protection has a 5G Action Plan
Videos to Share
- Frank Clegg, former Microsoft Canada Interviewed about 5G and Wireless Video
- Investigate Europe’s Two Part Investigation on 5G: These 2019 reports cover the 5G rollout and the history of industry influenced research on EMFs.
- 5G The Mass Experiment (Part 1)
- How Much is Safe? Finances Effect Research (Part 2)
- EHT’s Youtube Playlist on 5G and Science
- 5G Health Effects: University of California San Francisco Lecture by Dr. Devra Davis
- Health and Environmental Effects of 5G: Educational Webinar
Important Websites and Webpages
- What You Need to Know About 5G: This EHT webpage has a quick summary of what you need to know about 5G small cells. We recommend that anyone interested in 5G start here to get an overview of the issues.
- Insurance White Papers classify the rollout of 5G and Smartcities as “High Risk.” The 2019 Swiss Re Report 5G is rated as a “high impact” emerging risk affecting property and casualty claims in more than 3 years. “Off the leash – 5G mobile networks” (p. 29)….As the biological effects of EMF in general and 5G in particular are still being debated, potential claims for health impairments may come with a long latency. Read Insurance White Papers here.
- EHT webpage on Protective US City Ordinances that attempt to minimize the small cell roll out in neighborhoods. EHT has compiled ordinances from around the country that you can download and use in your city. This page is critical to provide to your city officials who are interested in what other cities are doing.
- 5G Technology vs Science and Freedom of Choice: A neighborhood flyer with basic facts by Americans for Responsible Technology
- What states have 5G streamlining bills passed? Find out here at the National Conference of State legislatures website. “Twenty state legislatures have enacted small cell legislation that streamlines regulations to facilitate the deployment of 5G small cells. Those states are Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Washington. Additionally, the Missouri legislature passed a small cell bill that is awaiting the governor’s signature.”
- Members of Congress have written letters to the FCC asking about safety. Please see a list of letters here.
REPORTS
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- Peer reviewed and published scientific research on 5G and 4G “small” cells: Everyone wants to see the science. Here is a list of studies hyperlinked to the pubmed abstract.
- Re-Inventing Wires: The Future of Landlines and Networks: Critical Must read white paper on wired technology as the solution.
- 5G, Fiber Optics the Law by Katie Singer
- Briefing by Dr. Martin Pall: “5G: Great risk for EU, U.S. and International Health! Compelling Evidence for Eight Distinct Types of Great Harm Caused by Electromagnetic Field(EMF) Exposures and the Mechanism that Causes Them”
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT REPORTS
- European Parliament Briefing Effects of 5G wireless communication on human health, (EHT PDF)
- Blackman C, Forge S. 5G Deployment: State of Play in Europe, USA, and Asia. Study for the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, Policy Department for Economic, Scientific and Quality of Life Policies, European Parliament, Luxembourg, 2019.
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The European Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER ) issued a statement identifying 14 emerging issues to bring to the attention of the Commission services including 5G, E-cigarette and chronic diseases, They prioritized 5G impact as “high.“Potential effects on wildlife of increases in electromagnetic radiation“
- Letter from oncologist Lennart Hardell MD & Colleagues
POLICY DOCUMENTS
- Ordinances on 4G/5G in US Cities that are protective and minimize human exposure.
- Letters from Congress to the FCC about 5G and health.
- International Actions to Halt 5G
- Wireless Silent Spring by Cindy Russell MD is an article published in the Santa Clara Medical Association Magazine on the environmental impacts of 5G.
- 12/ 20/2018 “Summary of Proposed FCC Small Cell Order”: A critically important explanation by Lawyer Mark Del Bianco with Q and A on the FCC order that strips local authority.
- 10/2018 Memo: “Federal Law Does Not Prohibit the County from Imposing Stricter Procedural Requirements on Wireless Facilities Than on Other Pole Attachments”
- Telecom Powergrab has developed a toolkit for residents with a sample small cell code, factsheets and more.
- Policy Report: Small Cell Facilities in Boulder, CO: Planning Ahead for an Evolving Legal RegimeJune 4, 2019. The primary goal of this report is to inform decision makers in the City of Boulder as well as other interested governments, about how to most effectively regulate small cell facilities in accordance with local, state, and federal laws. As discussed in the Report, local governments would be wise to employ proactive legal tactics since many of the applicable laws and rules are in flux.
- 5G Violates Human Rights and Environmental Law States Legal Opinion out of Denmark “Establishing and activating a 5G-network — as it is currently described — will contravene current human and environmental laws enshrined in the European Convention of Human Rights, the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child, EU regulations. After the Copenhagen 5G-conference in the Danish Parliament, Lawyer Christian F. Jensen of Bonnor Lawyers released a 75-page document on the human health and environmental impacts of 5G. Download the document at: http://bit.ly/5GlegalDenmark
Videos and Films Movie Picks on Cell Towers and Cell Phones
- The Health Impacts of Wireless Radiation to Children: Cyprus Pediatric Symposium, Dr. Devra Davis
- “The Truth About Cell Phone Radiation” with Dr. Devra Davis at Melbourne University
- “Health Effects of Cellphone & Cell Tower Radiation: Implications for 5G” with Dr. Joel Moskowitz
- “What Environmental Health Leaders Need to Know” Featuring Dr. Cindy Rusell, Dr. Linda Birnbaum,
- “The Importance of Educating Pregnant Women About Cell Phones” Interview with Dr. Hugh Taylor, Chief of OBGYN at Yale Medicine
- Burt Wolfs “Short Guide to Cell Phone Safety” and “The Dangers of Radiofrequency Radiation”
- Microwaves, Science & Lies: Documentary
- Generation Zapped
CBC Investigative Reports: Award winning investigative CBC reporter Wendy Mesley
- Cell Phones and Industry Involvement
- Cell Phones and Insurance Companies
- The secret inside your cellphone
US GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
- EPA letter that clarifies that existing RF standards do not protect us from long term low level exposure
- Department of Interior Letter on Cell Towers and how FCC limits are out of date.
- US Department of Labor letter on the “alarming increase in cell tower worker deaths” dated 2014
- Letter from LA firefighters to chair of the public safety committee September 20, 2014
- LA Firefighter Union Asks that they “cease and desist” from constructing towers.
- Letter from Connecticut Atty. Gen. and Lieut. Gov. on cell towers
- Letter from Connecticut Governor on how cell towers are ugly
- Congressman James Himes Letter against cell towers Jan 28, 2010
- Rebuttal to T-Mobile Appeal Conditional Use Permit No. PL2014-518 June 2, 2015 Prepared by Residents of Diamond Bar, CA
- For Diamond Bar City Council, Diamond Bar, CA
- Read the resolution from the city council rejecting the T-Mobile tower in Maple Hill Park.
INDUSTRY INFLUENCE
Scientific analyses show industry funding can and does influence research on radiofrequency radiation. Please take the time to review each of these studies and to review the documentation provided by experts. This webpage has published citations on the influence of industry and vested interests (scroll down). Please also be aware of these investigative reports on industry influence which summarize the issue:
- The Harvard Press Book “Captured Agency: How the Federal Communications Commission is Dominated by the Industries it Presumably Regulates”by Norm Alster documents the financial ties between the US federal government’s Federal communications Commission (FCC) and how, as a result, the wireless industry has bought inordinate access to—and power over—a major US regulatory agency. Read that here.
- “The Disinformation Campaign—And Massive Radiation Increase—Behind The 5G Rollout” by Mark Hertsgaard And Mark Dowie in The Nation April 23, 2018
- Investigate Europe Reports 2019: 5G The Mass Experiment (Part 1)and How Much is Safe? Finances Effect Research (Part 2)This two part investigative report in 2019 covers the 5G rollout and the history of industry influenced research on EMFS. The journalists identified a group of fourteen scientists who either helped create, or defend, the EMF exposure guidelines disseminated by ICNIRP, a non- governmental organization (NGO) based in Germany. ICNIRP’s self-selected members argue that the thousands of peer-reviewed studies that have found harmful biologic or health effects from chronic exposure to non-thermal levels of EMF are insufficient to warrant stronger safety guidelines. “The ICNIRP Cartel: Who’s Who in the EMF Research World,”an interactive graphic developed by Investigate Europe (German ICNIRP Cartel).
- EHT’s Webpage with links to published research in industry influence. Industry Influence to EMF Science
CLIMATE
- Sussex Business School “More evidence needed to establish 5G’s green credentials” January 2022
- High Council for the Climate Report “Controlling the carbon impact of 5G” (2020)
- “What Will 5G Mean for the Environment?” by CLAIRE CURRAN of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies
- The Shift Project, “LEAN ICT: TOWARDS DIGITAL SOBRIETY”: OUR NEW REPORT ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF ICT” February 2019 (EHT link Lean ITC Report) Click here for a two page PDF of the main points
- B. Sikdar, “A study of the environmental impact of wired and wireless local area network access,” in IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, vol. 59, no. 1, pp. 85-92, February 2013, doi: 10.1109/TCE.2013.6490245.
- Re-Inventing Wires: The Future of Landlines and Networks: Critical Must read white paper on wired technology as the solution.
ENVIRONMENT
- Santa Fe New Mexican, Report says wireless radiation may harm wildlife, Scott Wyland
- Research Suggests Cell-Tower Radiation Harms Wildlife, Public Health News Service, Suzanne Potter
- “What Will 5G Mean for the Environment?” By Clair Curran of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies
- “Is Wireless Technology an Environmental Health Risk?” Society of Environmental Journalists Journal
- The Coming 5G Revolution: How Will It Affect the Environment? By Renee Cho, Columbia Climate School, Columbia University New York
- “Electricity consumption from China’s digital sector on track to increase 289% by 2035” Greenpeace
- Opinion: Allowing Unfettered Access to Build Cell Towers in the Name of 5G Is Bad Policy for Climate Policy in Maryland Matters, by Theodora Scarato
- “Australia Fires And Technology’s Climate Vampire: Why The Environmental Impact Of 5G Expansion Could Be Massive” by Devra Davis in International Business Times
- “How Green is 5G?” Envirotech Magazine, by Sally Beare
- Marion Edey Social Justice, Climate, Trees, Birds and Bees: Reasons Why Montgomery County Should Not Vote To Open The Floodgates To Cell Towers in Our Neighborhoods!. Montgomery Sentinel July 26, 2021
MORE KEY RESOURCES
Youtube playlist of Scientific Presentations on 5G
Youtube playlist of News Reports on 5G and Health and Community Opposition
Scientific Research on 5G and Cell Towers
Research on Cellular Radiation, EMF and Bees
Research on Cellular Radiation and Wildlife
Please watch these videos and share these videos.
Youtube playlist of More Scientific Presentations on 5G
Cell Towers
Overview of Cell Tower Health Effects
Research on Cell Towers and Health Effects
Bees, Butterflies and Wildlife
Impact of Cell Towers on Property Values
American Academy of Pediatrics on Cell Towers
Letters from Doctors on Small Cell 5G in Neigborhoods
Firefighters Oppose Cell Towers on Fire Stations
Insurance White Papers on Impact of Wireless on Health
Insurance Company Exclude Electromagnetic Fields as a Standard
Study Found Damage in Human Blood
Cell Tower Worker Safety Issues
Other Important Websites on 5G and Small Cells.
Win19.org on Small Cells and 5G
Physicians for Safe Technology 5G Resources
CRITICAL LINKS TO INFORMATION ON 5G
Whatis5g.info on the human and environmental impact of 5G
Physicians for Safe Technology
Win19.org Resources on Small Cells and 5G
My Street My Choice: Critical information and links to help residents fight 5G Small Cells.
KEY RESEARCH AND REPORTS
- Link to5G Frequencies Are Absorbed Into the Skin
- Link toreview study that states radiofrequency is a human carcinogen.
- Link to5G Frequencies Are Used As Weapons
- Link toLandmark US National Toxicology Program (NTP) Study Finds “Clear Evidence of Cancer” and DNA Damage
- Link toCell Tower Radiation is Linked To Damage in Human Blood
- Link toPublished Scientific Review on 5G Finds Adverse Effects
- Link toCellular Radiation Negatively Impacts Birds
- Link toCellular Radiation Negatively Impacts Bees
CELL TOWERS
- Link toOverview of Cell Tower Health Effects
- Link toResearch on Cell Towers and Health Effects
- Link toBees, Butterflies and Wildlife
- Link toImpact of Cell Towers on Property Values
- Link toAmerican Academy of Pediatrics on Cell Towers
- Link toLetters from Doctors on Small Cell 5G in Neighborhoods
- Link toFirefighters Oppose Cell Towers on Fire Stations
- Link toInsurance White Papers on Impact of Wireless on Health
- Link toCell Towers at Schools
- Link toCell Tower Companies Warn Shareholders of Risk but not People Living Near Their Towers or Using Their Products
- Link toInsurance Company Exclude Electromagnetic Fields as a Standard
- Link toStudy Found Damage in Human Blood
- Link toFCC Limits are Non Protective
- Link to5G Technology
- Link toCell Tower Worker Safety Issues
SCIENTIFIC STUDIES
- Link toResearch on 5G and Cell Tower Radiation
- Link toA 5G Wireless Future: Will it give us a smart nation or contribute to an unhealthy one?” Santa Clara Medical Association Bulletin, Cindy Russell MD, 2017
- Link toLetters by Scientists in Opposition To 5G Research on Cell Tower Radiation, 2017
- Link toBiological Effects from Exposure to Electromagnetic Radiation Emitted by Cell Tower Base Stations and Other Antenna Arrays, Levitt and Lai, 2010
- Link toRadiofrequency radiation injures trees around mobile phone base stations, Waldmann-Selsam et al., 2016
- Link toDepartment of Interior Letter on the Impact of Cell Towers on Migratory Birds, Willie R. Taylor Director, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance, 2014
- Link toAnthropogenic radiofrequency electromagnetic fields as an emerging threat to wildlife orientation, Balmori, 2015
- Link toBriefing Memorandum On The Impacts from Thermal and Non-thermal Non-ionizing Radiation to Birds and Other Wildlife, Manville, 2016
- Link toDatabase of Worldwide International Policy To Reduce EMF
- Link toYoutube Scientific Videos on 5G
More Resources from Physicians for Safe Technology
- League of California Cities City Attorneys’ Spring Conference. May 2018. BBK Law. https://www.bbklaw.com/BBK/media/Library/pdf/KARISH-2018-Cal-League-Spring-Attorney-Conference-Paper-vFINAL-c2.pdf
- Cell Tower Zoning and Placement: Navigating Recent FCC Changes 2015. Legal Rights. Cell Tower Zoning: Navigating Recent FCC Changes, National Business Institute Teleconference
- 10 Key Issues for California Cities. Omar Masry. Medium. 10 Key Issues for California Cities and Counties on the Challenges of Small Cells
- Cell Tower Landlord’s Checklist: Know Your Rights Amid Mobile Carrier Mega Mergers. BBK Law.
Cell Tower Landlord’s Checklist - League of Cities Legal Perspective on Telecommunications Law Wireless Antenna Update: Distributed Antenna Systems State and Federal Mandatory Collocation; New Regulatory and Legal Challenges
- Wireless in the Rights of Way and on Private Property. BBK.Law June 2017 Presentation. Wireless in the Rights of Public Way
- Local Authority Over Wireless Facilities in Public Rights-of-Way. April 2018.
BBK Legal Letter April 24, 2018 - Cell Towers-Wireless Convenience or Environmental Hazard? (2000) Blake Levitt. She notes that Diane Feinstein did attempt to revise the 1996 Telecommunications Act.
Biological effects from exposure to electromagnetic radiation emitted by cell tower base stations and other antenna arrays. (2010) Page 374- Biological Effects at Low intensity) Blake Levitt, Henry Lai. Environmental Reviews, 2010, 18(NA): 369-395. http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full/10.1139/A10-018#.WYUlOHeZNo4