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See comment attached. *See Attached Testimonial From Another Innocent Individual Injured By Wireless RF Radiation Kevin Mottus, Outreach Director CA Brain Tumor Assn Email: wirelessbiologicaleffects@gmail.com

I am resubmitting with the same content but adding my name and "signature" back into the comment document.

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This study below shows that 3.5 GHz radiation triggers nerve cell death through non-thermal biological mechanisms. Bektas H, Seker A, Ustun R, Dogu S (2026). Neurotoxic effects of 3.5 GHz GSM-like RF exposure on cultured DRG neurons: a mechanistic insight into oxidative and apoptotic pathways. AntennaSearch.com, as of 8/9/2026 shows 107 cell towers and 254 antennas within a 3-mile radius of my house. In the last four years, as this radiation has increased, my fruit trees have sickened and died in numbers not previously known; and my personal inflammation level with its spreading/intensifying pain (along with increasing muscle weakness) has skyrocketed, making walking laborious. I have ceased to be more healthy than my age average, but now am 8-10 years behind the average health of my age group. Five days ago, I installed the first phase of an EMF mitigation system (EarthCalm), and my inflammation and pain has now lessened noticeably and some muscle strength has returned. Radiation has also prevented or greatly slowed my ability to combat infection, as well as hampering my body's ability to detoxify. EMF is damaging not just humans but our pollinating insects, plants, and animals as well. Fungus has been found to grow 600 times more quantity in EMF than in non-EMF circumstances. EMF and RF radiation is markedly harmful in ways not currently acknowledged by the industry. We should not be subjecting ourselves or our environment to this radiation!

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Re: Public Comment on Request for Information on Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs), Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation, and Wireless Radiation Exposure Docket No.: HHS-OASH-2026-0397 To Whom It May Concern: I am sharing my experience as HHS considers whether research and federal safety standards adequately address exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMFs), radiofrequency (RF) radiation, and wireless technologies. In 2015, at age 33, I began experiencing blurred vision. I suspected my LASIK surgery from three years earlier might be reverting. I scheduled an appointment with Dr. J. James Rowsey, a pioneering refractive surgeon at St. Michael's Eye and Laser Institute in Largo, Florida. Dr. Rowsey helped develop laser treatments for myopia beginning in 1988 and previously chaired Ophthalmology at the University of South Florida. Following examinations, including a visual field test, he suspected a brain lesion. An MRI confirmed a pituitary tumor pressing against my optic nerve and causing blurred vision. Dr. Rowsey referred me to neurosurgeon Dr. Carrie Shulman, who trained at Walter Reed Medical Center, served as a U.S. Army neurosurgeon, and was Neurosurgical Director during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Her experience gave me confidence before surgery. During an office visit before my transsphenoidal endoscopic resection of the tumor, I asked Dr. Shulman whether she had any theories about its cause. Medical literature indicated that the causes of pituitary tumors were largely unknown, although some research suggested approximately 10% of the population might have them, often without symptoms. Dr. Shulman's response has stayed with me for more than a decade. She believed the next ten years would bring greater awareness of the potential health effects of cellphone radiation, comparing it to the evolving understanding of cigarette smoking and its consequences. She explained that cellphones emit RF radiation and expressed her personal belief that exposure could contribute to tumor development. She also shared her precautions: never holding a cellphone against her head during conversations, avoiding wireless earbuds, and keeping her phone in another room while sleeping. In the years that followed, as Dr. Shulman predicted in 2015, several studies raised questions about the potential carcinogenic effects of RF radiation. These included the U.S. National Toxicology Program's Toxicology and Carcinogenesis Studies in Rats Exposed to Cell Phone Radiofrequency Radiation (2018); Falcioni et al.'s Report of Final Results Regarding Brain and Heart Tumors (Ramazzini Institute, 2018); Carlberg and Hardell's Evaluation of Mobile Phone and Cordless Phone Use and Glioma Risk (2017); Choi et al.'s Cellular Phone Use and Risk of Tumors: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (UC Berkeley collaboration, 2020); and Mevissen et al.'s Effects of Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Field Exposure on Cancer in Laboratory Animal Studies: A Systematic Review (2025). Notably, the 2018 NTP study reported increased pituitary adenomas in some RF-exposed male rats. Though classified as equivocal evidence, it still warrants further investigation. In 2017, the California Department of Public Health issued guidance acknowledging that studies raised concerns about possible links between long-term cellphone RF radiation exposure and certain cancers and other health effects. It recommended precautions to reduce exposure. Additionally, the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer classified radiofrequency electromagnetic fields as possibly carcinogenic to humans (Group 2B) in 2011. Cellphone technology has benefited society over the past 30 years, transforming communication, business, information access, and emergency response. These benefits should not prevent investigation of potential long-term health consequences. I believe telecommunications companies and cellphone manufacturers should take a more proactive role in addressing potential health risks through independent research, technologies that minimize unnecessary RF exposure, and clear consumer information about possible risks and precautions. Through God's grace and the God-given skills of physicians like Dr. Rowsey and Dr. Shulman, I am here today to share my experience. Eleven years after surgery, I am thankful to report no recurrence of my pituitary tumor since 2019—seven years of encouraging post-op results. I respectfully encourage HHS to investigate long-term RF exposure, potential cancer risks, and effects on children and vulnerable populations, while examining whether existing safety standards and consumer disclosures adequately reflect these potential risks. Thank you for considering my experience. I sincerely hope it contributes to a better understanding of RF exposure and helps protect the health and well-being of the American public. Respectfully, Rich Fernley

Smart meters are wireless devices that operate 24/7 in most homes in the US. These digital devices have the ability to expose a homeowner to RF radiation (RFR) more so than any other type of digital device because it creates both radiated emissions from the 2 wireless antennas and dirty electricity (DE) coming from inside the meter that rides on the homeowner’s power circuits. HHS should sponsor an opt out program through the Dept. of Energy or any Agency as appropriate that is the same opt out program for every one in every state, instead of every power company having its own with different rules and regulations, or not having one at all. But for those that do have an opt out program, most power companies do not address taking care of the DE in the opt out meters they have available for those that have an electromagnetic sensitivity (EMS) disability. Most people who have EMS manage that disability through avoidance of RF/EMF radiation exposures. The DE in digital AMI opt out meters comes from the operation of the switch mode power supply (2 kHz -50 kHz) which is just as harmful as the RFR exposures coming from the 2 antennas in the standard AMI digital smart meter, if not more so. However, the only way to avoid that, if you have an EMS disability, is to have other opt out meter choices. Since this involves being safe in your own home, getting an EMS access accommodation for a digital utility meter without DE should be made available to everyone who needs it. DE is going to get much worse from other distributed energy resources being added to the grid and it is inevitable, that at some point soon, the cumulative effects of DE must be addressed instead of just being ignored as optional to avoid and unimportant.

2. I am submitting my response as a patient. 3. Clearly, anyone who claims that pulse-modulated radiofrequency (RF) radiation causes health problems has psychiatric problems, because I don’t experience any of these issues. This summarizes what people with EMR Syndrome face – denial that their illness could possibly be true. And yet, millions of people can eat peanuts and feel just fine, so how could anyone else have bad reactions to peanuts? Yet we know that severe allergic reactions to peanuts affect a subset of the population and society accommodates them through peanut-free zones, warning labels, and epinephrine availability. Similarly, some people have asthmatic reactions to smoke, dust, or chemical fragrances that don't affect others. Variability in biological sensitivity doesn't mean the reaction isn't real - it means we need to accommodate the vulnerable minority, not dismiss them based on the majority's experience. 3a. Technologies involved: cell phones, cell antennas, WiFi, Bluetooth, smart meters, municipal water meters (which communicate via the cellular network) and blind spot detection systems on new cars. 3b. The duration of exposure affects the severity of my symptoms and recovery time. 3c. I experience nausea, dizziness, sharp pains throughout my body, burning sensations, difficulty breathing (shortness of breath as well as my throat constricting), extreme fatigue, blurred vision, short term memory loss, difficulty concentrating, irregular heartbeat, a sensation of pressure, and changes in my voice which eventually leads to a complete inability to speak. 3d. My health effects first appeared in the year 2000 when I bought my first cell phone. I had used an analog cell phone prior to this with zero health effects. But my new cell phone used a digital signal. The first symptom was a burning sensation. Very quickly these sensations become more severe, other symptoms such as dizziness, difficulty concentrating, a sensation of pressure, and difficulty concentrating appeared. I purchased a new low SAR cell phone but that made no difference. When smart meters were deployed my health was immediately impacted. I could no longer spend time outdoors in my own yard or go for a walk in the neighborhood without getting sick. The only place I could get relief was in my unfinished basement. Blind spot detection systems on cars cause severe health problems for me, and the effects are instantaneous. It causes incredibly sharp pains and extreme fatigue. If I am exposed for a short duration, I quickly recover (even the fatigue disappears within minutes). But the longer I am exposed the more severe the symptoms become and the longer it takes me to recover. In the worst cases I need 2 days to fully recover. Traveling by airplane is very problematic now that most airlines have WiFi on board. My throat constricts and I have difficulty breathing, I become extremely fatigued, can barely keep my eyes open, have short term memory loss, very strong burning sensations in my eyes and have difficulty concentrating. 3e. Yes, I sought medical treatment. Due to the near constant exposure to pulse-modulated radiofrequency (RF) radiation I have double strand DNA breaks along with damaged gut, blood brain, and retinal barriers. And oxidative stress caused by exposure to RF radiation has resulted in high levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) which in turn is causing mitochondrial dysfunction. I have levels of inflammation that my physician has never seen before. My inflammation is much higher than the worst cases of crippling arthritis. And yet I do not have any joint pain. The inflammation, per my doctor, is directly caused by my exposure to pulse-modulated RF radiation. 3f. I had shielded my previous home to block RF from reaching the interior. This made a huge improvement. However, that house later burned down. I moved into a new house only to discover that the water meter in the basement transmits usage via a cell signal every 15 seconds. If I shield the meter the water department cannot read my meter. If I shield the house to protect myself from the RF emitted by cell towers, neighbors WiFi and the electric company’s smart meters, then the signal from the water meter would bounce around inside the house making my health worse. So I have to spend most of my time (even during the day) inside a shielded bed canopy. It is a miserable way to live. I bought another house in an extremely rural area where there is no cell phone coverage. My doctor confirmed via lab tests that my body is now healing at a rapid rate, due to me moving to the low RF environment. However, she anticipates it may take 2 to 3 years or possibly longer for me to make a full recovery. And even then she believes I may need to stay living in the low RF environment, otherwise my health will begin deteriorating again. So this is a solution, but it is very isolated here, this is not where I want to live, and this is not the lifestyle I want.

Restrictions oversight and regulations need to be put on EMFs and RF radiation exposure to the public. It's definitely a public health concern. And just because you may not feel anything, or you don't think you do, doesn't mean you aren't being impacted.

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My name is Michael Remington and I am a resident of Pennsylvania. I have been diagnosed with a medical disability, by a medical doctor (M.D. Family Medicine) related to my exposure to RF/EMF - without informed consent. The most severe symptoms occurred after I moved into an apartment, within one half of a block away from a roof top cell site; and a "smart" electrical meter was installed, against my will, on the wall adjoining my bedroom/office. Symptoms include blurry vision, red eye, loss of vision, eye inflammation, eye lid ulcers, excessive hair loss, insomnia, muscle fatigue, lack of energy, memory loss, muscle cramping, muscle spasms, skin rashes, greying, varicose vein formation, brain fog and others. After a couple of years, my health was so poor that I realized that something was very wrong. This is when I began to investigate my exposure to RF/EMF, by purchasing an EMF meter and researching the topic. I quickly learned that sources outside of my home were emitting RF/EMF into my home: far above the precautionary recommendations of some respectable medical and scientific organizations, while being well below the FCC's safety guidelines. Otherwise, there were no significant sources of RF/EMF in my home, as I had stopped using a cell phone regularly over a decade prior to, my internet connection was hard wired, there were no WiFi devices operating in my home, and I had stopped using a DECT phone at the first sign of symptoms. All sources of my exposure orginated from outside of my apartment, aside from the DECT phone. It was only when I began applying precautionary guidelines, as published by the Building Biology Institute and the European Academy for Environmental Medicine, to the best of my ability, that signs of relief from the most severe of my symptoms were observed. At first, I applied shielding to some of my walls, but eventually ended up moving downstairs to occupy the sole room in my apartment that was not considered "extreme" - my dining room. Yet, my symptoms persisted at a reduced level and full recovery was not achievable. Finally, after six years, I moved out of my apartment with the assistance of members of my bible study group. Initially, I had purchased property well outside of town, in a rural area. Yet, it had to be abandoned after the same company that operated the roof top cell site near my apartment, installed a 260' cell tower on an adjacent hill top. I eventually moved into another home that was 1 km away from the roof top cell site, at a lower altitude, that was furnished with aluminum siding. After taking additional steps to shield my home from my neighbors' wireless security system, WiFi, and DECT phone, about ten feet away from my home, I finally found some significant relief. My sleep improved and my muscle cramps began to subside as months went by. That is, until the very same wireless company activated a recently installed 160' cell tower in my town, which broadcasted directly into my northern facing windows and bedroom. It was only after purchasing an EMF monitor, which I now keep on me at all times, that I detected this new source of RF/EMF. After taking steps to reduce my exposure to it, again, my sleep gradually improved, muscle cramping gradually diminished, and inflammation of my eyes reduced. Yet, after all of this, I have been unable to avoid all exposure to sources of RF/EMF exceeding precautionary guiedelines: in my home and in areas outside my home that I need access to in order to live. The Pennsylvania Utility Commission denied my appeal to have the "smart" eletrical meter, on the side of my home, be reverted back to the analog meter it had replaced. My vision has not fully recovered and I must now wear glasses for nearly any activity, except sleeping. Last year, I was formally diagnosed with a medical disability, by a medical doctor (M.D. Family Medicine) with a "high degree of medical certainty", due to RF/EMF exposure from outside of my home, outside of my control - without my informed consent. My disability has interfered with my ability to complete graduate school, obtain gainful employment, and even attend my church. Now, with the FCCs recent approval of SpaceX to provide mobile coverage everywhere in the U.S.A., including "dead zones" which many might considered refuges from RF/EMF, I am very concerned that there will very few places remaining in the U.S.A. that I might be able to live a normal, healthy life. Furthermore, I am concerned, as well as Dr. Pall, that these exposures may be the cause of a worldwide population collapse. Enclosed are some key references used for determining RF/EMF exposure to be the cause of my ill health, which are also the sources of the precautionary guidelines that I follow and recommend to anyone who will listen.