California study - results obtained by lawsuit
The basis of the Israeli Env. Ministry's warning is this study:
SACRAMENTO, California, July 16, 2001 (ENS) - Added risk of miscarriage, childhood leukemia, brain cancer and greater incidence of suicide are some of the health risks associated with exposure to electric and magnetic fields such as those that radiate from power lines, according to a California health department review....Still, these results were not readily released to the public, according to the California First Amendment Coalition (CFAC) which mounted a lawsuit to make them public. In late June, the lawsuit was filed in Alameda Superior Court by the California First Amendment Coalition and Citizens Concerned about EMFs, two public benefit non-profit organizations. Defendants named in the suit are the California Department of Health Services (DHS), DHS Director Dr. Diana Bonta, the California Electric and Magnetic Fields Program, and EMF program Director Dr. Raymond Neutra. The two reports, one a compilation of all available scientific evidence, the other examaning policy implications of the data, were originally ordered by the California Public Utilities Commission in 1993. "We are delighted that the state decided to abide by the California Public Records Act rather than go through protracted litigation", said CFAC executive director Kent Pollock.
"The people of California won an important victory this morning."
California Study thanks to Robert Riedlinger
"Note that the researchers used the word “cause” in this finding. This is a stronger finding than merely identifying a statistical link. Statistical links can result from unrelated phenomena. By using the term “cause” the research means they believe that power line magnetic fields is the agent that induces the enumerated diseases"
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