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We Advocate for Safer Technology

Physicians for Safe Technology supports efforts to advance safer development and use of digital and wireless technologies. We support safer and more cyber secure alternatives that are wired both in our streets and in our homes, businesses and schools. We also support adequate safety testing prior to the introduction of new technologies and robust monitoring after placement of cell towers.  PST strongly advocates for local control of cell tower placement with careful consideration of non-thermal human health and environmental health effects. We are especially concerned about protecting children from the physical and mental health effects as well as privacy breaches from digital and wireless technologies. PST also strongly urges meaningful health and environmental surveys before placing cell towers, wireless infrastructure in buildings or generally increasing wireless radiofrequency radiation in the environment. Surveys should be part of the decision making process.

Updated 3/17/24

Scroll down for Other Expert letters advocating for safety in the 5G rollout, cell towers, cell phones and cancer,  and wireless radiation in schools

Letters From Physicians for Safe Technology

3/4/24  PST Letter to California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to Oppose AT&T proposal and Preserve AT&T Landlines as a Carrier of last Resort (COLR)

Landlines remain the most robust, reliable and affordable system for communication in this country. Landlines are an essential safety net. Thousands of people will be stranded without emergency services communications if this proposal is approved.  PST Letter to CPUC AT&T Landline Removal Proposal (COLR) MArch 4, 2024 LTH PDF

9/5/23 Letter to Representative Anna Eshoo -HR 1123- 5G Exclusion for Cybersecurity Study.

HR 1123 excludes 5G explicitly from government study of cybersecurity in mobile networks Physicians for Safe Technology sent a letter to Representative Eshoo asking why there is an exclusion for 5G. Letter Represenative  Eshoo HR 1123. PST Sept 5, 2023 PDF

2/13/23 Letter to Wyandotte Public School Board of Education

Physicians for  Safe Technology wrote a letter opposing the placement of a 5G-T Mobile cell tower on Wyandotte Public School grounds in Michigan and which services approximately 450 children from kindergarten to 5th grade. PST Letter Michigan Wyandotte Public Schools 2 13 2023 PDF

7/2/2021 CA Telecom Bill-Letter to California Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee Opposing SB 556 (Dodd)-A Cell Tower on Every Pole

Letter to  California Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee Opposing SB 556 (Dodd) Street light poles, traffic signal poles: small wireless facilities attachments. (2021-2022) Letter PST Oppose SB 556 July 2, 2021 ACC PDF

6/2/2021  CA Telecom Bill-Letter to California Assembly Opposing SB 556 (Dodd)-A Cell Tower on Every Pole

5/17/2021. CA Telecom Bill- Letter Opposing AB 537(Quirk) Wireless telecommunications and broadband facilities

Letter to California State Assembly Appropriations Committee opposing AB 537 Communications: wireless telecommunications and broadband facilities. (2020-2021) PST Letter in Opposition to AB537 PDF

2/13/2021-Oregon Health Authority-OHA Wireless Technology Health Risks Report 2020 (SB 283)

Letter to Oregon Health Authority (OHA)  regarding the OHA Report which dismisses harm from wireless radiation in schools.  PST Letter to Oregon Health Authority in Response to Report 2:13:21 PDF

2019-2020  to FDA- FDA Science Literature Review of RFR Correspondence

2019 FDA/Scientists/U.S. Representative Anna Eshoo and Senator Jeff Merkley. Thanks to EHTrust for these letters 

FDA Jeffrey Shuren and Edward Margerrison Letter to Representative Anna Eshoo and Senator Jeff Merkley summarizing how they determined FCC limits were adequate and 5G health effects were not a concern, September 9, 2019

FDA Letter to Physicians for Safe Technology Dr. Cindy Russell and Dr. Beatrice Golomb stating that the NTP study supports the FDA determination that current safety limits for RFR are adequate and also in regards to electromagnetic sensitivity, the FDA does not believe electromagnetic fields are the cause of symptoms, May 23, 2019

10/1/2019  Congress- Wireless Safety Standards Reevaluation

Letter to Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, in response to FDA Letter from Dr. Jeffrey Shuren, Concerning Dismissal of Research Showing Harm from RF Radiation

PST Letter to Rep Eshoo in response to FDA Shuren letter on RF Safety Standard Reevaluation Oct 1, 2019 corrected

• Eshoo-Merkley Letter to FDA re RF Emissions, July 18, 2019
• Eshoo Letter to Constituent Leonard Shen re FDA Reevaluation of RF Safety, Sept 20, 2019
• FDA Shuren letter to Anna Eshoo regarding safety standards of cell phone radiation Sept 9, 2019
• FCC Upholds No Reassessment of Federal Communications Commission Radiofrequency Exposure Limits and Policies November 27, 2019
• Review of Published Literature between 2008 and 2018 of Relevance to Radiofrequency Radiation and Cancer. FDA. February 2020.
  https://www.fda.gov/media/135043/download

5/17/19- 5G Moratorium

Letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom regarding 5G Moratorium,  May 17, 2019

PST Letter 5G Moratorium Governor Gavin Newsom 5-17-19 PDF

2/3/19- Congress- Endorsement of HR530

Letter to Congress Members Asking Them to Support Eshoo/Speier  HR530 Revoking FCC 18-111, from Physicians for Safe Technology, February 3, 2019

PST Letter to Congress Members in Support of HR 530 2-4-19 PDF

5/3/19- Congress – Endorsement of HR530

Letter to Congress Members Anna Eshoo and Jackie Speier Regarding  Introduction of HR530, Revolking FCC 18-111 to fast track small cell deployment, from Physicians for Safe Technology, February 3, 2019.

PST Letter to Rep Eshoo regarding HR 530 2-3-19

• Text HR 530- Accelerating Broadband Development by Empowering Local Communities Act of 2019

12/11/18- Congress – Request to FCC for Scientific Evidence of Safety

Response to Blumenthal and Eshoo Letter Requesting FCC Provide Scientific Evidence of 5G Safety from Physicians for Safe Technology- December 11, 2018

PST Response to Blumenthal and Eshoo Letter 12-11-18

• Blumenthal and Eshoo Letter to FCC Commissioner Carr on 5G Safety, Dec 3, 2018

12/9/18- FDA – Response to FDA on Radiofrequency Exposures

Response to FDA Press Release and Statement from Jeffrey Shuren, M.D., J.D.,on Radiofrequency Energy Exposure. Nov 1, 2018 from Physicians for Safe Technology- December 9, 2018

PST Letter of Response to Dr. Shuren FDA  12-9-18 PDF

• FDA Press Release: Statement from Jeffrey Shuren, M.D., J.D., Director of the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health on the National Toxicology Program’s report on radiofrequency energy exposure. Nov 2018 https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm624809.htm
• FDA Letter to Physicians for Safe Technology from Dr. Shuren May 2019. FDA Letter to PST from Shuren May 2019

8/25/17-  CA Telecom Bill -SB 649- Letter of Opposition:

Letter to CA Assembly and Governor Brown Opposing SB649 from Physicians for Safe Technology-August 25, 2017

PST SB 649 Opposition Letter to California Assembly   8-25-17

PST Letter to Governor Brown  9-19-17

Expert Letters:

Other Physicians and Scientists Regarding Radiofrequency Radiation and Health

Reevaluation of Safety Standards

• April 26, 2021 -Senior Scientists Letter to Italian Government asking them to NOT increase current Italian public exposure limits for Radiofrequency Radiation 1000 times more and then equal to levels of the U.S. and Canada. David Gee, Linda Birnbaum,, Chris Portier, Lennart Hardell, Magda Havas, Eli Richter, Joel Moskowitz, Devra Davis, Cindy Sage.  http://vogliamolimiticautelativi.it/letter-to-italian-government-re-rf-exposure-limits-dg-et-al-april-26th-2021/
• April 7, 2021 Letter to Italian Government to keep current RF standards – In Italian. Considerations inherent to the Italian legislation on electromagnetic fields Legambiente National Assembly April 7, 2021. Considerazioni-inerenti-alla-normativa-italiana-in-merito-ai-campi-elettromagnetici
• Jan 2, 2020 – Dr. Lennart Hardell – Re: ICNIRP, radiofrequency reevaluation of safety standards and 5G. Letter Hardell -re: Roosli to Mrs. SommarugaSwiss Confederation  Reevalaution of safety Standards, ICNIRP 5G -BERENIS_UVEK_January 2020
• U.S. EPA Letter to Janet Newman regarding adequacy of RF safety standards. 2002.EPA Letter to Janet Newman regarding adequacy of current RF radiation standards 2002
• Inaccurate official assessment of radiofrequency safety by the Advisory Group on Non-ionising Radiation. Sarah Reviews on Environmental Health . Nov 30, 2016. https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/reveh.2016.31.issue-4/reveh-2016-0060/reveh-2016-0060.xml?lang=en

 5G, Cell Towers and Electrosensitivity

• Dr. Cindy Russell, Letter to Pittsfield City Council on health effects after Cell Tower turned on,Letter City of Pittsfield- Public Health Survey Final 4:6:21 PDF
• Dr. Cindy Russell, Letter to Pittsfield Board of Health July 6, 2021 encouraging a health study on cell towers. Letter Pittsfield Board of Health July 6, 2021.
• Dr. Beatrice Golomb, UCSD Professor,  Letter to San Diego Board of Supervisors on the Rollout of 5G and SB649. Golomb SB649 5G Letter 8-22-2017
• Susan Foster, U.S. Advisor Radiation Research Trust,  Letter to Palo Alto City Council on 5G cell tower and firefighter health effects. March 11, 2018 Susan Foster Letter 2018 Palo Alto Wireless Project 17PLN 031018
• Shearwood McClelland, III, MD and Jerry J. Jaboin, MD, Ph.D, Department of Radiation Medicine,  Oregon Health and Science University, Portland Oregon- On 5G Technology.Dr. McClelland and Dr. Jaboin Open Letter 5G-2018
• Joel Moskowitz, Ph.D. Letter to Governor Brown on SB649. Sept 2017.  Joel Moskowitz, Ph.D. Letter to Governor Brown on SB649
• Devra Davis, Ph.D Letter to Governor Brown on SB649 Sept 2017. Davis, Devra Letter to Governor Brown
• Dr. Paul Ben Ishai Letter to Governor Brown on SB649. Sept 2017.  Dr. Paul Ben Ishai, Letter to Governor Brown
• Dr. Lennart Hardell Letter to Governor Brown on SB649. Hardell California SB 649-Final
• Dr. Cornelia Waldmann Selsam– Open Letter to Edmond Stoiber, President of the Federal State of Bavaria regarding serious health issues from those living near cell towers. July 22, 2005. https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/CSC/1_Dockets-medialibrary/Docket_378/do37820090521crowexh3035pdf.pdf
• Environmental Health Trust Letters from Physicians on Schools and Cell Towers here.

Cell Phones, Radiofrequency Radiation and Cancer

• Kent Chamberlin, PhD.  Letter to Dr. Mary Nora Disis, Editor in Chief of JAMA Oncology asking for retraction  of the David Grimes article, Radiofrequency Radiation and Cancer: A Review. JAMA Oncology. Dec 9, 2021, as, “Dr. Grimes viewpoint is aligned with industry and not with most scientists who have investigated radiation effects…The information presented in the article is misleading and incomplete, and has the very real potential to result in harm.”
  Kent Chamberlin is Professor and Chair Emeritus of the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of New Hampshire, and a member of the New Hampshire Commission to Study the Environmental and Health Effects of Evolving 5G Technology.   Letter from Dr. Chamberlin to Dr. Mary Nora Disis- JAMA Oncology
• Chris Portier, Ph.D. Expert Testimony on Cell Phones and Cancer. He is  the former Director of the National Center for Environmental Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). This is his 176 page expert scientific testimony in a long standing cell phone court case, Murray vs Motorola. To access you can also go to   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1we0YEJslnrmQkr2qzSFnQyqdsTqXbqSd/view. or to Expert Report Christopher J Portier Murray v Motorola 3-1-2021

General Health Effects

• Dr. John West on cell phones and breast cancer.Dr. John West Letter to Governor Jerry Brown 9-19-17
• Dr. Scott Eberle. What’s the Diagnosis Doctor? November 2016. Dr. Eberle Article. Whats the Diagnosis Doctor

Wi Fi and Cell Towers in Schools

• Dr. Cindy Russell, Letter to Portland, Oregon Schools on Cell Towers and Wi Fi in Schools.3/23/19Letter Portland Schools SB 283 3:23:19 from Cindy Russell,MD  PDF
• Dr. Martha Herbert, Harvard pediatric neurologist and neuroscientist open letter to Los Angeles Unified School District  Wi-Fi networks in schools. Dr. Herbert Letter to Los Angeles Union School District Wi Fi in Schools
• Dr. David Carpenter, Former Director of the Institute for Health and the Environment and Professor at the  University of Albany School of Public Health. Dr Carpenter letter to Kawartha Pine Ridge School District 2011
• Ronald Powell, PhD. Message on Wireless in Public Schools August 20, 2015.  Dr. Ronald Powell 2015 Message on Wireless Technology in Public Schools
• American Academy of Pediatrics to the FCC. August 29, 2013-AAP Letter to FCC regarding Reevaluation of Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields and  Safety Standards 2013
• American Academy of Environmental Medicine 11/14/13 on Wi Fi in schools. AAEM letter Wi Fi in Schools 2013
• Irish Doctors Environmental Association on Wi Fi in schools. January 2013. Irish Doctors Environmental Association on Wi Fi in Schools 2018

• Maryland Children’s Environmental Health and Protection Advisory Council Report. Wifi Radiation in Schools in Maryland Final Report. December 13, 2016. Wifi Radiation in Schools in Maryland Final Report 2016