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Major Litigation Updates & Recent Local Victories
It's been a strong week for our movement!
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There are a lot of exciting things to report on this week, so let's dive right in...
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Lake Tahoe, CA - Landmark Federal Lawsuit Filed to Block Saturation of Lake Tahoe Region with Cell Towers
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Hundreds of hazardous, unsightly wireless antennas and cell towers are quickly blanketing the Lake Tahoe, California region.
Three environmental non-profits and Monica Eisenstecken, a lifelong resident of South Lake Tahoe, have filed a potentially precedent-setting litigation against the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, Verizon Wireless, the Tahoe Prosperity Center, and a local property owner...all in an effort to protect one of the world’s greatest natural treasures from a looming telecom takeover.
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D.C. Court of Appeals - Environmental Health Trust et al. v. FCC Oral Arguments, January 25th, 2021
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"A federal appeals panel in Washington voiced skepticism that the Federal Communications Commission had adequately considered dangerous health effects when it established guidelines for radiation emission from cell towers and wireless devices."
- Bloomberg Law
Congratulations to both the Environmental Health Trust and the Children's Health Defense for their tireless efforts challenging the FCC's outdated and insufficient wireless radiation public exposure guidelines.
Following yesterday's fabulous presentation, we are hopeful the judges will rule against the FCC.
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RECENT VICTORIES
FLORIDA
1. Palm Coast, FL defeats 150-foot cell tower to be installed in the heart of the city's oldest neighborhood.
Read the news here.
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2. Lakeland, FL defeats 110-foot cell tower slated to be installed mere feet from homes. This is the second cell tower in three months that has been defeated by Lakeland representatives due to resident opposition.
Read the news here.
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NEW JERSEY
3. Lavallette, NJ Borough Council approves five "small cell" antennas with challenging conditions: certification from the U.S. Department of Defense and the Federal Aviation Administration that 5G frequencies emitted by the equipment will not interfere with critical avionics equipment. Lavallette is situated just a few miles from one of the country's most active military air bases - Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.
Read the news here.
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CALIFORNIA
4. Petaluma, CA defeats Verizon application to install 16 wireless antennas at the Petaluma Creamery, just 75 feet from homes. Read the legal memorandum in opposition to Verizon's application here.
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SOUTH CAROLINA
5. Residents in Mt. Pleasant, SC defeat a cell tower to be installed next to the Long Point playground.
Read the news here.
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As always, let's keep raking in the wins and working together to protect our communities from the telecom industry's ever-growing wireless footprint.
If you need assistance pushing back against 5G and/or other wireless infrastructure deployments in your area, please don't hesitate to reply to this email or call us at 516-883-0887.
-The 5G Crisis Team
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