Dept. of Interior attacks FCC regarding Adverse Impact of Cell Tower Radiation on Wildlife

Dept. of Interior attacks FCC regarding Adverse Impact of Cell Tower Radiation on Wildlife

Date : March 24 2014 13:57:23 EST

Dept. of Interior attacks FCC regarding Adverse Impact of Cell Tower Radiation on Wildlife

The Department of Interior charges that the FCC standards for cell phone radiation are outmoded and no longer applicable as they do not adequately protect wildlife.

Joel M. Moskowitz, PRLog (Press Release) - Mar. 24, 2014 - BERKELEY, Calif.

The Director of the Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance of the United States Department of the Interior sent a letter to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration in the Department of Commerce that addresses the Interior Department's concern that cell tower radiation has had negative impacts on the health of migratory birds and other wildlife.

The Interior Department accused the Federal government of employing outdated radiation standards set by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), a Federal agency with no expertise in health.  The standards are no longer applicable because they control only for overheating and do not protect organisms from the adverse effects of exposure to the low-intensity radiation produced by cell phones and cell towers ...

The press release is available at http://bit.ly/1djau7r