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Children's Health Defense urges HHS to prioritize independent research on wireless radiation and children

October 10, 2026 (EMFS)
Oct 8, 2026 (original)
Source: Children's Health Defense
Source category: Advocacy/NGO
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Children's Health Defense, a US advocacy organization, has published the public comment its president and chief executive Mary S. Holland submitted to the Department of Health and Human Services, which is collecting input on the health and environmental effects of radiofrequency radiation. The comment asks HHS to prioritize rigorous, independent and transparent research on children, pregnant women and other vulnerable populations, and argues that the FCC exposure guidelines set in 1996 are outdated. The docket is HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0001 and the deadline for comments is 21 October 2026.

Quotes

"Children are uniquely vulnerable and deserve special consideration."

— Mary S. Holland, President and CEO, Children's Health Defense

"Stories like those of Amelia Gilardi from Pittsfield, MA, who became seriously ill when a cell tower was activated in her neighborhood, remind us that wireless technology and infrastructure do not come without a cost."

— Mary S. Holland, President and CEO, Children's Health Defense

"The widespread use of screens and wireless devices has become normalized and encouraged, while questions about hazardous, long-term and cumulative exposure effects remain routinely ignored by federal regulatory agencies and government authorities."

— Mary S. Holland, President and CEO, Children's Health Defense

"The FCC’s current RF exposure guidelines were established in 1996 and are fundamentally flawed and outdated."

— Mary S. Holland, President and CEO, Children's Health Defense

"Rather than continuing to dramatically expand population-wide wireless radiation exposure, we should exercise a precautionary approach when it comes to wireless and take this opportunity to thoroughly examine the current state of scientific literature and conduct new studies that appropriately consider the long-term consequences of ubiquitous and cumulative exposure to current and future wireless environments."

— Mary S. Holland, President and CEO, Children's Health Defense

"I urge HHS to prioritize rigorous, independent, and transparent research into the health and developmental effects of wireless radiation, particularly for children and other vulnerable populations."

— Mary S. Holland, President and CEO, Children's Health Defense

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