‘Historic Win’ by Children’s Health Defense in Case Against FCC on Safety Guidelines for 5G and Wireless
Media Contact: Dafna Tachover, stefanie.spear@childrenshealthdefense.org, 216-387-1609
WHEN: Monday, August 16 at 10 a.m PT / 1 p.m. ET
WHERE: By Zoom, Register Here
WHAT: The Children’s Health Defense (CHD) won its historic case against the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for the agency’s decision not to review its health and safety guidelines for wireless-based technologies, including 5G. On Friday, Aug. 13 , the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit published its decision, ruling that the FCC failed to consider the non-cancer evidence regarding adverse health effects of wireless technology when it decided that its1996 radiofrequency (RF) emission guidelines protect the public’s health.
CHD filed the case on February 2, 2020, shortly after the FCC closed the docket it had opened in 2013 seeking public comment on its health guidelines for wireless technologies, which had not been updated in over two decades. Despite thousands of comments and scientific evidence submitted by scientists, doctors and medical organizations, and statements by those who have been injured by RF radiation attesting to the need for stricter guidelines, on Dec. 4, 2019 the FCC published its decision affirming the adequacy of its guidelines without proper assessment of the comments or the evidence.
The case brought by CHD (consolidated with another similar suit brought by the Environmental Health Trust) claimed that the FCC lacked reasoned decision making and that its refusal to address the evidence was arbitrary and capricious. In a 2-to-1 ruling, the Court agreed, citing numerous instances of the Commission’s arbitrary and capricious failures to respond, including to evidence that exposure to RF radiation at levels below current limits may cause negative health effects; the inadequacy of testing procedures particularly related to children, to long-term exposure to RF radiation,to pulsed and modulated RF radiation; and the implications of technological developments that have occurred since 1996. The court also noted the agency’s complete failure to respond to comments about environmental harms.
The court’s judgment states:
“The case be remanded to the commission to provide a reasoned explanation for its determination that its guidelines adequately protect against harmful effects of exposure to radiofrequency radiation…”
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SPEAKERS:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Chairman and Chief Legal Council, Children’s Health Defense
Mary Holland, President, Children’s Health Defense
Dafna Tachover, Esq. MBA, Director of 5G and Wireless Harms Project, Children’s Health Defense
Scott McCollough, Esq., Attorney, Children’s Health Defense
Dr. David Carpenter, Professor of Public Health and Petitioner
Those who submitted affidavits in the case will also participate in the press conference and speak to what this historic win means for them.
All speakers are available for an interview upon request.
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