Are you concerned about a cell phone tower in front of your house, on your street, or in your town?  if no one asked you if it was OK to put a potentially carcinogenic radiation machine in your family's path,  you may be wondering what you can do. 

Cell Towers Come In Many Forms, What They Do and Look Like:

The Original Tall Cellphone Towers

Original Cell phone Towers With New Equipment Attached

Cell Tower Boosters or Small Cells

• Smaller, often on telephone poles or light posts-even in front of homes
• Always on
• homes close to antenna are exposed to Extreme Levels 10,000 to 100,000's microwatts per meter squared

5G Cell Towers 

• cylinder or long and arc shaped 
• located every mile or mile and a half
• usually 3G and 4G or 4G LTE emit EMF at all times

Millimeter Wave Towers 

• Broadcast in a series of 3 or 5 antennas called an Array
• Send out Highest Frequencies on the Spectrum 20 Ghz +
• mmWave travel shorter distance, sometimes every street block 

Cell Towers Are Showing Up or Hidden In Many Places:

Schools:  On the Field, On the Roof or Right Across the Street

Churches:  On the Roof or Hidden in the Church Bell

Office Building:  On the Roof Or On Sides of Buildings

In Front Of Homes:  On Lamp Posts, Utility Poles or Telephone Poles

Apartment Buildings:  On Roofs, Parking Lots or Adjacent To Where People Live

FOR SCHOOLS: Tell Your School Board You're Concerned About Your Child's Risk and of course the Teacher's Risk as well,  From Cellphone Towers, WiFi and School Supplied Devices. 

It's important to know the science and the risks of cell tower exposure when you speak to your teachers principals or the School Board member.

So, here's an example of a great letter written to a School Board from the prestigious Physicians For Safe Technology about a Cellphone Tower on a school property. Start by watching my video above, then read this letter with its current up-to date information and research.

It covers the science associated with wireless EMF exposure and how it is particularly dangerous to kids.  It details potential health issues:

• Nervous System Effects like DNA damage, mood and memory altering.
• Neurologic and Cognition Effects like fatigue, headaches, concentration.
• Hormone Effects like elevated stress hormones, decreased dopamine.
• Cancer effects- explaining how a closer distance to the tower increases risks.

They even go over EMF Sensitivity and Infertility and Miscarriages. Here's a Tech Wellness article about infertility and one about miscarriages.

Next, here's more great information to back up your call or visit to the School Board:  The Environmental Health Trust has published this list of how other schools throughout the country are making their campuses safer for all:

• Los Angeles CA School District: Resolutions opposing cell towers on school property and a “cautionary level” for radiofrequency radiation 10,000 times lower than FCC limits.
• Palo Alto CA Unified School District: Resolution No. 2018-19.19 supports the City 1,500 setback and opposes cell tower “on or in close proximity to schools to ensure individuals, especially children, are protected from the potential negative effects associated with radiation exposure”
• West Linn-Wilsonville Oregon School Board prohibits cell towers on school property.
• Vancouver School Board: Resolution prohibiting cell antennas within 1,000 feet of school property.
• Montgomery County Maryland Schools policy  does not allow cell towers on elementary schools.
• Prince George’s County Maryland School Board decided not to renew a cell tower construction master leasing agreement that had allowed over 60 schools to be marketed as cell tower sites.
• Portland Oregon Schools ended new leases for cell towers.

Examples of communities that have ordinances restricting cell towers on or near school property.

• Encinitas, CA- No antennas within 500 feet from residential dwelling unit, No antennas within 500 feet of daycare facility or school
• Calabasas CA- All Tier 2 wireless facilities must be setback at least 1,000 feet from schools, homes, and parks.
• North Hempstead, NY- No installations within 350 feet of a school
• Copake, NY -Fall zones: no facility may be within 1,500 feet from homes, schools, churches, or other buildings containing dwelling units
• Scarsdale, NY – no antennas within 500 feet from homes, schools, parks, and houses of worship.

• The first shows the distance and exposure limits other countries and cities use when it comes to Towers.   Just Click To Download and print!
• The Second Cell Towers and School Issues Specifically.

Tell Local Authorities Why California Fire Stations Were Exempt In A Bill That Allowed Cell Towers Anywhere

Back in 2017 I interviewed the man called the EMFDoc, Gunnar Heuser.  Dr. Heuser is an uber respected Chemical Sensitivities expert who found that "symptoms of after chemical exposure are almost identical to the ones that people develop from electromagnetic field exposure." 

In 2004 for a Pilot Study, formed by Susan Foster,  he followed six firefighters who spent 90 hours each week in fire stations located near cellphone towers. Five years after the towers had been activated, healthy men reported neurological symptoms:

• Headaches, extreme fatigue, sleep disruption,
• anesthesia-like sleep where the men woke up for 911 calls ‘as if they were drugged’,
• inability to sleep, depression, anxiety, unexplained anger,
• getting lost on 911 calls in the town they grew up in,
• a twenty (20) year medic forgetting basic CPR in the midst of resuscitating a coronary victim,
• immune-suppression manifest in frequent colds and flu-like symptoms.

Tell Your City That A Fire Station In Colorado Shut Down To Protect Fire Fighters From Radiation When T-Mobile Would Not Remove Their Toxic Tower

In Breckenridge Colorado, Red, White & Blue Fire Protection District closed one of their fire stations in August, 2023.

They had been going back and forth with T-Mobile for over a year since they installed a new  tower on their property  They told T-Mobile they have violated their lease, that the equipment power is too strong, that Fire Fighters are feeling symptoms, yet basically T- Mobile wouldn't stop the radiation or remove the towers.

This incredible story from PBS  has all the details of how T-Mobile sent there own tester to assure the radiation was safe---

But then put up Warning Signs that look like this one from a mmWave tower in my neighborhood--It's obviously a new move by Telecom and the FCC to reduce liability from people who claim cell towers have harmed them.

Check it out:

The article writes,

When the Fire Chief saw the Hi Radiation signs he wrote. “This has placed the District in a serious legal position.”

The email states that the fire district’s legal counsel requested immediate approval from the board to file legal action against T-Mobile “to shut down their site immediately and if they are unable to deem the site safe to remove the equipment and permanently shut down the site.”

Then-vice president of the board Richard Rafferty replied, “Yes, shut it down.”

VERY IMPORTANT: Tell Your City They Need A SAFE And Effective Cell Tower ordinance. It's The Legal And Effective Way To KEEP TOWERS AWAY from citizens.

Call the city and find out who licenses 5G transmitters.  The city has to grant a permit and the FCC has made it clear that they pretty much HAVE TO grant those permits.  THE KEY IS A GOOD CITY ORDINANCE.  Ask the City about their ordinance and help them understand how to create one.

Here's How:  Spend just one hour watching this great webinar to find out exactly what your town or city or local government can do to protect your community!

Watch This Webinar For Ideas And Information Your Rights on Zoning, What Law Does Telecom Actually Have When It Comes to Cell Towers In Your Neighborhood? It's a Great FREE video from Americans for Responsible Technology and the BroadBand International Legal Action Network 

Part 1 The Open from Doug Wood And Brenda Martinez gives a bit of background to inspire you to get out there and stand up for safety.

Part 2  SHOW YOUR CITY HOW TO MAKE A SAFE WIRELESS ORDINANCE! Scott McCollough gives you the Legal Nuts and Bolts.  Plus his Slide Show

• YOUR CITY MUST HAVE AN ORDINANCE AND HAVE SOLID APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS. This presentation gives you everything you need to include in creating a bullet proof Ordinance
•  Code and Application Process for Telecom to put a Tower in Your Neighborhood.
• Procedural requirements, Height Limitations, Setback requirements, No reduction in property values.

Part 4 Optional- interesting to watch: Odette Wilkins talks about City Bridge contract in NYC that has literally taken over NYC with dangerous cell towers and how she as an Attorney is approaching the problem of the City NOT ALERTING Residents first about these towers that are layered with dangerous transmitters that can decrease property values by 20%.

You're also welcome to use her slides at your City's presentation.

Part 5 Optional- Interesting to hear a intellectual approach. Julian Gresser, an expert in International negotiations and the founder of the Broadband International Legal Network

And-- Here's a nice leave-behind to share with your City or Community Leaders from Environmental Health Trust:

Speaking Out Against Cell Towers In Your Community Is Easier and More Effective If People Join Together.

Someone in the Tech Wellness community reached out to me and asked if I would speak at a City Council meeting in their town.  Neighbors were upset.  They really didn't know what to do. 

I created this article for them to explain the process and provide tools- but a person in the community will need to take the lead in order to succeed!  It's a process.

They also went around the neighborhood and organized a petition online. You may want to create one as well so you can collect addresses of other people in your neighborhood that want to see the same change.

They got on the Irvine City Council Agenda and spoke before the council with their concerns as outlined in the petition.

FINDING OTHERS IN YOUR COMMUNITY THAT ARE CONCERNED

You can email STOPEMF@TECHWELLNESS.COM with your city and state name  in the Subject Line.  When you're city/state matches another interested organization or individual we will share your address with that organization, group or individual.

OTHER WAYS TO LET DECISION MAKERS KNOW YOU DON'T WANT MORE CELL TOWERS

Not up to calling or writing or attending a School Board or City Meeting?  Americans For Responsible Technology have a few petitions or declarations you may be interested in signing. 

Write Congress

Congress needs to hear from you now my friends.  Did you know there are 50 Bills that will increase EMF exposure even more- being considered right now?

Well the Environmental Health Trust knows because this is what they do- they stay on the pulse of wireless and do what they can to help all of us do something about it.

The Environmental Health Trust makes it super easy for you to write Congress right now.  And here's why you should- EHT tells us these bills would:

These bills would:

• Preempt local zoning authority on the placement of antennas
• Exempt most wireless deployments from certain environmental and historic preservation laws
• Encourage deployment on federal land, including National Forests and National Parks
• Increase availability of spectrum for commercial use by reallocating from federal users
• Make federal broadband funds available for wireless deployment
• Fast-track approvals for satellite networks
• Encourage wireless radiation in agriculture, which depends on pollinators.

Visit EHT now.  Fill out this simple form to write Congress  and know that your voice counts!

Add your name to the International Declaration on the Human Rights Of Children In The Digital Age

You can add your name to the International Declaration on the Human Rights Of Children In The Digital Age  This is an open letter addressed to folks like UNESCO, the United Nations and The World Health Organization.  It covers all things digital, including rampant wireless EMF exposure. 

Learn about bills and write your representative

Learn about  good or bad House of Representative Bills that are being considered  and write your representative.  This link has summaries of all the Bills and recommendations and provides scripts and form letters for you call or send.

Now you're armed you with wonderful resources from organizations I know and respect:

1. The Environmental Health Trust was first on the scene, announcing decades ago that Wireless energy could be an issue.  Devra Davis and Theodora Scarato lead this mecca of information, resources and research. What you'll love about them is that Environmental Health Trust (EHT) is a think tank that promotes a healthier environment through research, education, and policy. AND they are the only nonprofit organization in the world that carries out cutting-edge research on environmental health hazards and also works directly with communities, health and education professionals, and policymakers to understand and mitigate these hazards.Your can always find the latest news and the latest studies on their site.  Plus they have so many great resources- to assist you in taking action- like the list above of Schools Taking Action.
2. Physicians For Safe Technology is a group of medical doctors taking a stand  for all of us on all matters of harm that can result from technology.  The group is led by Cindy Russell MD, who I first met at the EMF Medical Conference that Tech Wellness sponsored.  As a doctor treating breast cancer patients and witnessing the epidemic of breast cancer over the last 30 years, she became interested in public health and the root causes of chronic illness along with prevention strategies. She's put together an impressive group of research doctors, writers and other health professionals who you can trust to get down to the true science behind the concern of health harms from EMF.
3. Americans For Responsible Technology. Founded by Doug and Patti Wood who host Green Street Radio, ART is about activism for healthy change in the community. They really succeed in bringing us all together for a cause. They have many excellent and important initiatives s designed to provide schools, parents and concerned citizens with tools and information.  They also have resources to explore like How To posters and flyers as well as links to legal sources and pre-written forms to send to communities and representatives

The next step to take? Make your home an EMF-free sanctuary. Here's how: 

There are easy and effective things you can do to enjoy wireless technology, yet still be mindful of your health and create a safer and environment.

1. Turn devices OFF or put them in Airplane Mode whenever you can.

Cell phones, tablets, laptops, and smartphones are sending or receiving wireless energy even when you're not using them.  Control the unnecessary RF radiation by simply powering off. Make sure Bluetooth and WiFi are disabled too.

2. Don't carry your cell phone in your hand or your pocket  (or your bra) when it's on. 

There's plume of RF radiation all around your device and it dissipates the further it gets from the device. Consider a purse or man-bag or a cell phone case with straps or a simple phone leash so you can either dangle it from your wrist or keep it long so it stays away from your tummy and hips--we don't want RF energy there!!

 If "Anti Radiation Phone Cases" actually worked, we would offer them at Tech Wellness.

EMF radiation protection that is guaranteed come only with a Faraday bag that completely blocks signal. Another good idea is to distance yourself from your device.  Like smoke from a cigarette, RF radiation dissipates as it gets further and further from the antenna.  Carry your phone away from you. 

3. If you hold your phone to Facetime, Zoom, watch videos, or scroll social media - Try a phone stand instead.

Your body is safer when the wireless energy from your smartphone is at least 8 inches from you.  Try this - it's great for preventing Tech Neck as well. We also have the Soft Touch Stand and Stylus in our Level II EMF Protection Pack

4. Eliminate WiFi and use internet via a wired connection. 

Instead of a wireless mouse, use a wired mouse. Instead of a wireless keyboard, use a wired keyboard. Hardwired connections eliminate RF energy from wireless energy. A bonus is that your internet is faster and more secure.  It's great because all this hard wiring allows you to turn blue-tooth and WiFi off.  Make sure you toggle off the Bluetooth setting and the WiFi settings on your laptop or device. The result: almost no RF radiation! Use this to assure no electro-smog which can occur with some cabling or check out our favorites all in one bundle in our Hard Wire Kit!

5. If you're home just can't exist without WiFi, turn it off whenever you can.

Especially at night! Any time the WiFi router is off, it's not sending a signal so there's no RF radiation. Turn it off using a low-tech remote switch so you don't have to come in close contact with the RF energy from the router. You can turn the router off anytime and turn it back on when you need it.

6. Keep your computer and cell phone out of all sleeping areas. 

Being clear of all EMF radiation makes for a lovely nights rest for you and your family.  Instead of awaking to the sounds of your smartphone, we found a lovely EMF free alternative.

7. Find the hidden sources of EMF and disable WiFi and Bluetooth

Here are a few places to look: 

Measure EMF from WiFi, Bluetooth, 4G and below with this EMF Meter! 

8. Remove your Smart Meter. 

It's actually a very powerful WiFi router that's consistently pulsing EMF's all day and all night. It could be the strongest EMF source in your home. Call your power company and ask them to switch it out to a non-wireless analog or digital meter. We did this and we noticed a big difference! If you can't remove it, try to cover it with this Smart Meter cover to block up to 98% of the RF.

9. Prioritize a safe baby monitor

 Turn off the baby monitor anytime you're not using it AND make sure it's at least 15 feet from you and your baby. Try this no-EMF radiation baby monitor set-up.

10. Try a stylus

To keep your hands and fingers from being exposed to wireless energy directly, use a stylus when texting or emailing from your device. Too much? Compose in airplane mode: then send when the device is on or enabled.

11. Try to avoid using a phone or computer on a plane, in a car, or on a train.

The wireless radiation increases as the device searches for the signal. It can become quite high. Not good for you or anyone around you. You can watch this video demonstrating the magnification of RF radiation when WiFi is accessed in a plane.

12. Find out where they keep the WiFi router when you're choosing your flight seat.

Choose a seat as far from it as you can to distance yourself from wireless EMF.

13. A laptop is not for your lap! 

Even with no WiFi or Bluetooth connection, there are magnetic EMF's oozing from it. At the very least use a thick 12" pillow. Best is on the desk a good 2' from your tummy with a wired mouse and keyboard attached to the laptop.  Be careful of laptop pads- they protect your legs, but can cause more EMF to your abdomen and face!

14. Ditch the AirPods or wireless headphones for a wired option (AirTube Technology is preferred!) 

The tube of air acts as a buffer between the RF energy coming from the cell phone or smartphone and makes sure none of it gets to your head. Here's the one we use. It works beautifully, plus has a nice long wire for more distance from our device.