Tonight: Scientists and Community Leaders To Oppose New Zoning Code Which Allows Cell Tower Antennas/Towers throughout Montgomery County
Expansion Comes Days After NIH Review Panel Confirms “Clear Evidence” of Cancer Link
This evening the full Montgomery County Council will hold a hearing tonight on a new draft zoning ordinance (ZTA 18-02 Telecommunications Towers – Limited Use) which would strip away zoning laws that currently prevent antennas from being placed on utility poles and lampposts close to homes. The ordinance would pave the way for cell towers and antennas throughout Montgomery County in commercial/residential areas like Silver Spring and down town Bethesda. The ordinance would also take away a requirement to notify the public when industry applications are filed to place antennas on utility poles and light poles in residential neighborhoods.
“The latest science finds “clear evidence” linking the radiation coming from cell towers and cell phones to cancer. Just last week the review board of the National Toxicology Program voted that the tumors found in the heart and brains of animals exposed to this radiation were evidence of carcinogenicity” said Theodora Scarato, Executive Director of Environmental Health Trust who pointed to the Ramazzini Institute study which also found the same cancer types in an animal study using very very low levels of this radiation.
“The latest evidence conclusively confirms that radiofrequency radiation is a Category 1 human carcinogen” said Anthony Miller MD, Professor Emeritus, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto.
Who: Montgomery County Council
What: Hearing on Wireless Zoning Ordinance 18-02
Where: Montgomery County Council Hearing Room, 100 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, MD 20850
When: 7:30 pm
NEWS STORIES
New Studies Link Cell Phone Radiation with Cancer, Scientific American March 29, 2018
“Can your cellphone cause cancer? Scientists find definitive link in study of rats” The News and Observer March 28, 2018
The Nation: 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, The Nation, March 29, 2018
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