Preserve Lane County Code: 1200 foot separation of towers from homes and schools.
Update Eugene City Code: No cell towers allowed in residential neighborhoods or near schools, parks or sensitive natural areas.
State legislation calling for overhauling the outdated 1996 Telecommunications Act.
Congressional action overhauling and modernizing the Telecommunications Act with safety standards for non-ionizing radiation, accountability, and restoring local governance.
World wide, over 45 peer-reviewed scientific studies have been conducted on the question of whether cell towers have physiological effects on living systems. Of these, three out of four studies have found evidence of significant effects. To learn more click here.
The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer has categorized the radio frequency radiation used by cellular networks in the same category as aflatoxin, DDT, marine diesel fuel, BHA, gasoline, hydrazine, lead, naphthalene, vinyl acetate and welding fumes ("possible carcinogen" category 2B). For more info click here.
The International Association of Fire Fighters, Division of Occupational Safety, Health and Medicine, opposes the siting of cellular transmission equipment at fire stations until a study proves that such sitings are not hazardous to firefighters' health. For more info click here.