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Related: last month (Aug 16th), the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled in the EHT (Environmental Health Trust) et al. v. FCC case th
by oliv__ 5y ago
Related: last month (Aug 16th), the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled in the EHT (Environmental Health Trust) et al. v. FCC case that the December 2019 decision by the FCC to retain its 1996 safety limits for human exposure to wireless radiation was “arbitrary and capricious.” [0]
The court held that the FCC failed to respond to “record evidence that exposure to RF radiation at levels below the Commission’s current limits may cause negative health effects unrelated to cancer.”
[0] https://ehtrust.org/in-historic-decision-federal-court-finds-fcc-failed-to-explain-why-it-ignored-scientific-evidence-showing-harm-from-wireless-radiation/ https://ehtrust.org/in-historic-decision-federal-court-finds...
- criticaltinker 5y agoIs this malice or stupidity? Does the FCC stand to gain anything by jeopardizing the health of the general public? Genuinely curious as I don’t know much about the lobbying or incentives that would lead to such a situation.
- xbar 5y agoAjit Pai, the commissioner at the time, was an ex-Verizon executive appointed by a corporate-friendly President. The agency itself had nothing to gain, per se. Nor lose, really. There is a fair bit of speculation about who gained from its decisions during Pai's tenure and why.
- oliv__ 5y agoIf you simply follow the money, the Telecom/tech industry certainly has a pretty big incentive to dismiss any health concerns over wireless radiation. That and the fact that the FCC is basically a revolving door for Telecom executives. Draw your own conclusions
- neom 5y agoRevealed: ExxonMobil’s lobbying war on climate change legislation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v1Yg6XejyE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v1Yg6XejyE How Lobbying Became A $3.5 Billion Industry - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZVfTCBUkgM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZVfTCBUkgM