Join ANH and Take Action to Address Wireless Radiation Risks

ANH needs your help to push the MAHA Commission into addressing the hidden health risks of wireless radiation and prioritizing safer broadband solutions. Action Alert!

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THE TOPLINE

• ANH has joined more than 70 groups in urging the MAHA Commission to include the health risks of electromagnetic radiation (EMR) in its national health strategy, citing evidence of neurological, cardiovascular, reproductive, and cancer impacts.
• The open letter criticizes outdated FCC standards, noting the agency’s failure to act on a 2021 court order requiring reconsideration of EMR exposure limits, and calls for accurate public information on risks.
• The letter emphasizes wired broadband as a faster, more reliable, and healthier solution compared to wireless networks like 5G.

Every day, families are exposed to ever increasing dosages of invisible radiation from cell towers, Wi-Fi routers, and wireless devices—with no real choice in the matter and little warning about the accumulating risks. School kids sit next to Wi-Fi-enabled tablets and laptops all day at school and come back to home often spending hours of recreational time on smartphones or other devices. Babies are monitored wirelessly, and the cot toys and mobiles of toddlers have all too often been replaced by an electronic device. Patients recovering from illness sleep with a wireless smart meter outside their bedroom wall. These exposures are not benign and their effects are susceptibility and exposure dependent—yet our federal agencies continue to look the other way.

This month, ANH joined more than 70 organizations and individuals in signing a letter organized by the National Call for Safe Technology (NC4ST) to the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission, chaired by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. The letter urges the Commission to address the health impacts of electromagnetic radiation (EMR) in its forthcoming Make America Healthy Again Strategy. Together, as signatories, we represent a network of more than 1.3 million people concerned about the overlooked role of EMR in chronic disease.

Why EMR Must Be Part of the Health Strategy

A leaked version of the MAHA Strategy that has been circulating in advance of the official release in the coming weeks mentions EMR, but only once, in reference to research that HHS promises to undertake to “identify gaps in knowledge, including on new technologies to ensure safety and efficacy.” This is a far cry from the bold action that is needed to address this health concern.

The letter we sent to the MAHA Commission makes clear what ANH and others have been saying for a long time: that a robust body of scientific evidence documents adverse biological effects from radiofrequency (RF) radiation—effects that extend well beyond the narrow thermal impacts (tissue heating) currently used as the basis for federal safety limits. These include neurological, cardiovascular, immune, and reproductive harms, as well as increased risks for certain cancers.

The letter also highlights the inadequacy of the FCC’s outdated standards, which are based on testing methods developed in the late 1980s that ignore the heightened vulnerability of children. These standards also never factored in the kind of exposures that are and will be associated with today’s Internet of Everything (IoE) or tomorrow’s AI- and next gen communications-driven, Internet of Senses (IoS) that is being directed particularly towards human healthcare. Despite extensive evidence submitted by researchers and affected individuals, the FCC has failed to update its exposure limits let alone tailor them towards tomorrow’s risks.

In fact, in 2021, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit ruled that the FCC failed to consider non-cancer evidence of adverse health effects related to EMF exposure. The court ordered the FCC to provide an explanation for why it decided not to update its human exposure limits for wireless radiation. For over three years, the FCC has ignored this court order.

A Safer Alternative: Wired Broadband

In addition to documenting harms, the open letter strongly advocates for a healthier, more secure, and more cost-effective alternative: wired broadband, particularly fiber-to-the-home. Wired connections are faster, more reliable, consume far less energy than wireless systems, and avoid the biological risks of pervasive, 24/7 EMR exposure to the higher band frequencies that have been opened up for use for telecommunications.

By contrast, wireless networks—especially 5G and millimeter wave (MMW) technology—pose significant health, security, and environmental challenges—yet the FCC is entirely mute as to the known or potential risks. The letter notes that industry insiders themselves acknowledge the lack of pre-market health testing for 5G, while insurers like Lloyd’s of London refuse to cover liabilities linked to RF radiation.

Key Recommendations

The letter calls on the MAHA Commission to:

• Acknowledge the adverse biological effects of EMR.
• Establish a federally funded research agenda to fully assess EMR’s contribution to chronic disease.
• Develop a whole-of-government mitigation plan to reduce exposures.
• Make wired broadband a national health priority, particularly for children and rural communities.
• Require HHS to provide accurate public information about EMR risks.
• Compel the FCC to update its outdated exposure guidelines in compliance with the 2021 court order.

Why This Matters

Wireless radiation is an invisible but pervasive and ever-changing source of new-to-nature electromagnetic emissions for which there is mounting evidence of harm to human health, particularly in children and other vulnerable groups. The MAHA Commission must take this issue seriously and integrate EMR protections into the national health strategy. Without addressing the hidden and growing burden of EMR associated with the current AI and IoE revolutions, America cannot truly move toward a healthier future.

In the meantime, let’s keep up the pressure on Congress to meaningfully address this issue so please add your voice to the campaign.

Action Alert!

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