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Dr. David Carpenter’s Letter on the Health Risks of High-Voltage Power Lines
Harvard-trained public health physician Dr. David Carpenter outlines the scientific evidence supporting strong setbacks between high-voltage transmission lines, substations, homes, and schools. Policy blog by Theodora Scarato, Director of the EMF and Wireless Program at Environmental Health Sciences Dr. David O. Carpenter, one of the world’s leading experts on the health effects of non-ionizing electromagnetic…
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Nationwide Moves To Protect Children: U.S. School Districts Are Opposing High Voltage Power Lines + the 49ers May Relocate Away From the Substation!
School districts across the U.S. are taking a stand to protect children from high-voltage transmission lines near schools – a growing national issue as communities and policymakers nationwide are pushing back against new power lines that would cut through neighborhoods and farms. This is a policy blog by Theodora Scarato, MSW, Director of the EMF…
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Town of Sterling Adopts Resolution Opposing Proposed 765-kV Transmission Line
The Town of Sterling, located within Wisconsin’s nationally recognized Driftless Area, adopted Resolution 2026-1 opposing the proposed 765-kV high-voltage transmission line through the town, Vernon County, and the broader Driftless region. The resolution cites concerns about impacts to the area’s unique landscape, agriculture, wildlife, economy, and public health. Across the United States, communities are facing…
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Speed Should Not Come Before Safety: Testimony on Data Center Pollution, Power-Line EMF Health Risks
Theodora Scarato Testimony on Need for a Two-Year Data Center Moratorium in Montgomery County MD On June 16, 2026, the Montgomery County Council considered a proposal for a two-year moratorium on new data center development to allow time for the County to establish data center-specific zoning, land-use, environmental, and public health regulations. More than 100…
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What Policymakers and the Public Can Do and Ask When a Transmission Line or Substation Is Proposed
The unprecedented growth of data centers is driving an unprecedented expansion of high-voltage transmission lines, substations, and other electrical infrastructure across the nation to meet rapidly increasing power demand. Ask Questions → Get Local Government Involved With Resolutions→ Change State Policy. The Issue with High Voltage Power Line Projects Near Homes, Schools and Farms To…
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Wireless and Powerline EMF Radiation, Diabetes, and Public Health: Insights from Paul Héroux
Chapter Review: Power Systems, Telecommunications, and Diabetes by Paul Héroux In Chapter 1.5, Power Systems, Telecommunications, and Diabetes, of the book The Impact of Anthropogenic Activities on the Natural Environment and Societies during the Contemporary Period, Paul Héroux, PhD of McGill University, argues that electromagnetic radiation (EMR) from electrical power systems and wireless telecommunications may…
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Impacts of Power Line EMF Exposure on Bees and Pollinators
Research over several decades has reported that the electromagnetic fields (EMFs) generated by high-voltage transmission lines can negatively affect pollinators, particularly honeybees, by interfering with navigation, foraging, learning, stress physiology, and pollination efficiency. Because honeybees rely on highly sensitive electrical, magnetic, and sensory cues to locate flowers and communicate within colonies, researchers have raised concerns…
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Forcing Action Against the FCC: A Public Health Reckoning on Wireless Radiation
Statement on the Recent Legal Filing Against The FCC Regarding Its Failure to Comply With the 2021 D.C. Circuit Court Order on Cell Tower, Cell Phone, and Wireless Radiation Exposure Limits by Theodora Scarato. Theodora Scarato, MSW, Director of the Wireless Program at Environmental Health Sciences, is a petitioner in EHT et al. v. the…
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Cell Towers at Schools Pose Health Risks to Students, Teachers, and Staff
Testimony to the Montgomery County School Board by Theodora Scarato MSW Cell towers do not belong on school property. Our children deserve safe learning environments. Research finds that children are more vulnerable to cell tower radiation because they absorb this radiation deeper into their still developing brains and bodies, and school boards nationwide from LA…
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EMF Exposure and Health: 5G, Wireless Radiation & the 49ers EMF Saga
What to Know and How to Protect Yourself An In-Person Event in Richmond, California with Theodora Scarato, Director, Wireless & EMF ProgramEnvironmental Health Sciences WHEN: May 17 at 6:30 – 8:30 pm WHERE: Wellness Visions, EES Center at 5327 Jacuzzi Street Suite 1A, Richmond, CA Build your electromagnetic wellness routine to optimize sleep, reduce inflammation and…
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