In the News
An opinion piece from the Valley Reporter
Warren residents raise concerns over proposed new cell tower on Airport Road
Proposed cell towers face stiff opposition in some Vermont towns
Deborah Moore: An Open Letter to Vermont Officials about Cell Towers
Philip Etter: Cell Towers – A Cautious Approach
Peter Comart: Company proposes outrageous 200-foot tower on pristine ridgeline
Jim Wood: My 200-foot cell tower story: This can happen to anyone
Proposed AT&T cell tower gets mixed reception from Chelsea residents
Chelsea planners encourage AT&T to find a different site for cell tower
Warren residents raise concerns over proposed new cell tower on Airport Road
Warren hears from Vermont Department of Public Service on cell tower
Cell Tower Safety
Health and Safety
Understanding health and environmental impacts of cell tower radiation emissions is complex.
In August, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled the FCC failed to respond to “record evidence that exposure to RF radiation at levels below the Commission’s current limits may cause negative health effects unrelated to cancer” and demonstrated “a complete failure to respond to comments concerning environmental harm caused by RF radiation.” The court found the FCC ignored numerous organizations, scientists and medical doctors who called on them to update limits and the court found the FCC failed to address these issues:
- impacts of long term wireless exposure
- impacts to children,
- the testimony of people injured by wireless radiation
- impacts to wildlife and the environment
- impacts to the developing brain and reproduction
Summary by Environmental Health Trust
Dr. Kent Chamberlin on the New Hampshire 5G Commission Findings and Wireless Safety (1hr.)
Scientific and Policy Developments in Radiofrequency Radiation (external PDF download)
Physicians for Safe Technology
Physicians for Safe Technology – Environment & Wildlife Effects
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
New Hampshire Commission Report on Environmental and Health Effects
FCC – Cell Tower Transmitter Studies-28 Summary Findings: Neurological-Cancer-Other Health-Animals and Plants
Electromagnetic Fields Impact Tree and Plant Growth
Cell phones, Cell Towers and Wireless Safety
Electromagnetic Radiation from Cellphone Towers: A Potential Hazard for Birds, Bees, and Humans
Mobile Tower Radiation: Everything You Need to Know
Wildlife and Biodiversity: A Disappearing Act by Cell Towers on Land and in Space?
The possible impacts of communication towers on Wildlife including Birds and Bees
Limiting liability with positioning to minimize negative health effects of cellular phone towers
Impacts of radio-frequency electromagnetic field from cell phone towers
Supreme Court of India Order
Risks to Health and Well-being from Radio-Frequency Radiation
Development of health-based exposure limits for radiofrequency
Development of health-based exposure limits for radiofrequency radiation from wireless devices using a benchmark dose approach
Study: Wireless radiation exposure for children should be hundreds of times lower than current federal limits
Adverse Influence of Radio Frequency Background on Trembling Aspen Seedlings: Preliminary Observations
Tree damage caused by mobile phone base stations – Observations
Report says Wireless Radiation May Harm Wildlife
To learn about the Public Utility Process, see this informational video presentation:
Overview of Proposed Verizon Cell Tower in Warren and PUC Process, Dec. 7, 2022