The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case brought by the EMR...
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case brought by the EMR Network, which had tried to force the FCC to revamp its radio-frequency (RF) radiation guidelines. The decision was a victory for wireless carriers, who view the…
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case as raising RF safety issues they see as invalid. The Supreme Court action appears to close a lengthy legal effort by the group to force the FCC to reopen its RF rules. The EMR Network petitioned the FCC in late 2001 seeking further review. The Commission turned the group down, saying in part it lacked funds for the studies. In its pleading to the Supreme Court, the group, renamed the EMR Policy Institute, said major health issues were at stake. “We believe that electromagnetic radiation (EMR), which includes the extremely low frequencies (ELF), the radio frequencies and microwave (MW) radiation, may be hazardous to life and may constitute a significant threat to public health,” the group said. “This belief is based on credible research, spanning decades of scientific inquiry. Our mission is to enhance local, regional, national, and international efforts to reduce, mitigate, and where possible, eliminate hazardous exposure to EMR.”