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I am submitting this comment in response to HHS’s Request for Information on Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs), Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation, and Wireless Radiation Exposure. I am responding from the perspective of a concerned citizen. This RF radiation is real and very harmful as I have had the experience of knowing people with health issues related to this radiation. I have deep concerns over what we as the general public are exposed to from towers and personal wireless devices. I feel that the level of danger to the public needs to be be investigated thoroughly. I support HHS taking an active role in examining the potential health and environmental effects of wireless radiation. Questions about human health should be addressed by federal agencies with appropriate expertise in medicine, biology, epidemiology, and public health, and the experiences of individuals and families who report being affected should be considered alongside the scientific evidence. I urge HHS to carefully evaluate these experiences and the scientific evidence, identify gaps in current research, give particular attention to children and other potentially vulnerable populations, and establish appropriate federal research priorities regarding wireless radiation and public health. Thank you for providing individuals, families, health care providers, researchers, and scientists with an opportunity to finally be heard on this critical public health issue.

I am submitting this comment in response to HHS’s Request for Information on Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs), Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation, and Wireless Radiation Exposure. I am responding from the perspective of a concerned member of the public. I support HHS taking an active role in examining the potential health and environmental effects of wireless radiation. Questions about human health should be addressed by federal agencies with appropriate expertise in medicine, biology, epidemiology, and public health, and the experiences of individuals and families who report being affected should be considered alongside the scientific evidence. I urge HHS to carefully evaluate these experiences and the scientific evidence, identify gaps in current research, give particular attention to children and other potentially vulnerable populations, and establish appropriate federal research priorities regarding wireless radiation and public health. Thank you for providing individuals, families, health care providers, researchers, and scientists with an opportunity to finally be heard on this critical public health issue.

I have two friends, one deceased and one partially paralyzed due to cell phone use. They both understood and exclaimed that the locations of their cancers correlated with the locations they held their cell phones to their heads for years. Unbelievable that the FCC only test for temperature in determining the safety of these devices.

I am submitting this comment as a consumer concerned about long-term exposure to wireless radiation from phones, Wi-Fi routers, cell towers, and other connected devices. I urge HHS to conduct a thorough, independent review of whether current exposure limits adequately protect public health. This review needs to consider those most heavily exposed and should examine potential effects beyond tissue heating, including evidence concerning cancer, reproductive health, and children’s development. Please prioritize research that reflects how people actually encounter wireless radiation: repeated exposure over many years, often from multiple sources and devices used close to the body. Assessments should consider signal strength, pulse patterns, duration, and combined exposure. Please consider Melnick and Moskowitz’s 2026 analysis of animal data, which argues that existing exposure limits may inadequately protect against cancer and reproductive harm (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-026-01288-6). I also ask HHS to evaluate Lai and Levitt’s review of exposure intensity, duration, and signal modulation (https://doi.org/10.1080/15368378.2022.2065683), and Scarato’s review of US regulatory gaps and proposed reforms (https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1677583). These papers warrant careful consideration alongside the broader evidence, including studies that have not found adverse effects. I ask HHS to: •Assess whether additional protections are needed for children, pregnant women, and other potentially vulnerable groups. •Support long-term research with safeguards against industry conflicts of interest. •Provide clear information about exposure and practical ways to reduce it, including wired alternatives in homes and schools. •Recommend updated standards wherever the evidence shows that existing limits are insufficient. Consumers should not have to navigate these questions alone. Please use this inquiry to advance transparent science, meaningful oversight, and public health protection.

I am submitting this comment in response to HHS’s Request for Information on Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs), Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation, and Wireless Radiation Exposure. I am responding from the perspective of a family member and caregiver. Several years ago I and my father tried to stop Penelec from placing a "smartmeter" on our house due to the fact that my father has a pace-maker aiding his heart. I had heard that the RF produced by these meters had been known to cause health emergencies for people so equipped. We were told by the PA utility commission we had to hire a lawyer to fight the installation. Dad did hold back Penelec's effort for awhile, but it was costing tens of thousands of dollars and so he stopped. Penelec installed the meter on our house while we were away from the property. Thirty days later Dad suffered a stroke. He had to use a wheelchair for the remainder of his life.

I am submitting this comment in response to HHS’s Request for Information on Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs), Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation, and Wireless Radiation Exposure. I am responding from the perspective of a family member and caregiver. Several years ago I and my father tried to stop Penelec from placing a "smartmeter" on our house due to the fact that my father has a pace-maker aiding his heart. I had heard that the RF produced by these meters had been known to cause health emergencies for people so equipped. We were told by the PA utility commission we had to hire a lawyer to fight the installation. Dad did hold back Penelec's effort for awhile, but it was costing tens of thousands of dollars and so he stopped. Penelec installed the meter on our house while we were away from the property. Thirty days later Dad suffered a stroke. He had to use a wheelchair for the remainder of his life.

My family is desperate to make sure we do not live near 5G towers. We purchased a home in 2021 and moved from out of state . We started getting headaches and a general feeling of not well. We learned we had two local towers in front and behind us. We sold and move to the country nine months later with no towers in sight. The unwell issues stopped. If we had stayed who knows the long term affects this would have caused us. It would probably be news worthy 20 years from now after people and the environment all show the damage! We need our elected officials to stop this now. Where’s our EPA with this issue and the Weather Modification in our Skies showering who knows what metals and chemicals upon us and our environment! Our bees are disappearing… This is critical!

When I go up in a building with lots of towers on it, I feel physically ill. I struggle to not vomit. I'm severely nauseous. Obviously, that is at more extreme levels. But we do that to neighbors and schools. We need studies and regulation. I live in fear of a tower going up next to my house where I could not escape.

Hello, Thank you for giving me this opportunity to submit testimony about the harmful effects of EMF radiation. I am preparing to do battle with National Grid, even as I write. About 6 weeks ago they installed a data-collection antenna on top of the pole directly outside my house, and outside my bedroom window. They told me that the antenna was not active yet, but immediately my sleep started to suffer. I woke up five or six times a night, and eventually, by 2 AM, I couldn't get back to sleep at all. It took me a while to figure out what was going on. I have an EMF reader, an Accoustimeter, and although I was getting a continual reading from the pole --- INSIDE my house --- it wasn't super high. But what was happening was that, every hour, about 10 minutes past the hour, the antenna emits 10 -15 very high pulses, and that is what keeps waking me up. I can't sleep in the room at all anymore. I have moved to the other end of the house, and sleep on the living room couch! I am, of course furious. I am going to make life hell for them at National Grid until they do something about it. I would also like to mention that 15 years ago I was living in another part of the state, in a more urban environment, with my mother and sister. We knew absolutely nothing about EMFs, and none of us even had a cell phone. Completely without our knowledge or consent, the town installed a smart meter on our home, replacing the old analog meter. My mother and sister started to complain about sleep problems around that time, but we couldn't figure out what might be causing it, and decided that the problem was a difficult family situation at the time. I don't think so any longer. In two years, they were both dead, from very aggressive, sudden-onset cancers. I am convinced that the EMF exposure killed them. Believe me, EMF exposure causes insomnia, and it causes cancer.

Hello, Thank you for giving me this opportunity to submit testimony about the harmful effects of EMF radiation. I am preparing to do battle with National Grid, even as I write. About 6 weeks ago they installed a data-collection antenna on top of the pole directly outside my house, and outside my bedroom window. They told me that the antenna was not active yet, but immediately my sleep started to suffer. I woke up five or six times a night, and eventually, by 2 AM, I couldn't get back to sleep at all. It took me a while to figure out what was going on. I have an EMF reader, an Accoustimeter, and although I was getting a continual reading from the pole --- INSIDE my house --- it wasn't super high. But what was happening was that, every hour, about 10 minutes past the hour, the antenna emits 10 -15 very high pulses, and that is what keeps waking me up. I can't sleep in the room at all anymore. I have moved to the other end of the house, and sleep on the living room couch! I am, of course furious. I am going to make life hell for them at National Grid until they do something about it. I would also like to mention that 15 years ago I was living in another part of the state, in a more urban environment, with my mother and sister. We knew absolutely nothing about EMFs, and none of us even had a cell phone. Completely without our knowledge or consent, the town installed a smart meter on our home, replacing the old analog meter. My mother and sister started to complain about sleep problems around that time, but we couldn't figure out what might be causing it, and decided that the problem was a difficult family situation at the time. I don't think so any longer. In two years, they were both dead, from very aggressive, sudden-onset cancers. I am convinced that the EMF exposure killed them. Believe me, EMF exposure causes insomnia, and it causes cancer.