The Cellular Phone Task Force is dedicated to halting the expansion of wireless technology because it cannot be made safe. We provide:
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education to the public concerning electromagnetic pollution (electrosmog)
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advocacy for an electromagnetically cleaner environment
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support for individuals disabled by radiation from wireless technology and other sources.
TENTH CIRCUIT BRIEF FILED
On December 20, 2011 the opening brief was filed in an appeal involving the rights of people disabled by electromagnetic radiation. The case, Firstenberg v. City of Santa Fe, was originally filed in state district court in New Mexico to assert the rights of people with disabilities whose lives are threatened by the proliferation of cell towers.
The rights at issue are fundamental. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires municipalities to consider the needs of people with disabilities in zoning decisions. The Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution guarantees to every person the equal protection of the laws, and says that no person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law.
AT&T, also a party to the lawsuit, removed the case to federal district court, where Judge James A. Parker ruled that the Telecommunications Act of 1996 preempts the ADA. He also ruled that people with disabilities are not entitled to the protections of the Fourteenth Amendment if it would interfere with the construction of a national wireless telecommunications network. This has been appealed to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver.
You can read more about the case on our Litigation Page.
Donations toward this appeal can be made on this website.
RECENT NEWS:
Israeli Ministry of Education strictly limits the use of mobile phones on all school grounds, citing risk of malignant tumors and the “passive exposure” by children who do not use phones.
Council of Europe Adopts Resolution Warning about Dangers of Electromagnetic Fields
New Russian Recommendations Against Cell Phone Use By Children
FCC Proposes to Eliminate Land Lines
Information on EHS refuge areas in France, Italy and the US
