{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-3780","number":"3780","name":"Anonymous Anonymous","organization":"","posted":"2026-10-21T04:00Z","received":"2026-10-14T04:00Z","body":"I am submitting this comment in response to HHS’s Request for Information on Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs), Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation, and Wireless Radiation Exposure.\n\nI am responding from the perspective of a parent and citizen.\n\nIn the last 10 years, the number of cell towers in every area that I've lived have increased exponentially. Their negative effect on the community is much further reaching than the severely outdated research being used to create legislation, would suggest. Seeing the presence of towers kept me from buying homes for fear that the harmful EMF and microwave radiation would cause long term health issues for my family, we moved from a heavily populated area to a much more rural one and still we are plagued by their presence- they are all over the college campus near us, endangering all the students. No technology should be assumed safe until proven dangerous. Clearly big telecom does not want the truth about the harms of these wireless emitting devices to be discovered, otherwise they would be open and thorough about the research and wouldn't be making it so difficult for people to comment, effect legislation, or protest them.\nThe harm that these antennas create NEEDS to be reviewed by regulatory agencies that are not captured. You (the government) owe it to your citizens to protect them, not to harm. Continuance of this head in the sand approach is harm, active harm.\n\nI 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.\n\nI 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.\n\nThank you for providing individuals and families with an opportunity to be heard","attachments":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-3780","tags":["child-development","exposure-places","policy-standards","research-evidence"],"source_hash":"38abb3a128d3c58e81e7b2e947de7f9bfb532025f18e3929fad75eb8d69f78d0","slug":"child-development-comment-3780","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-3780","body_sha256":"9875e2fb85f72a2fc843f58949412389f141f9a24a78459942f55a005f1c0186","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"infrastructure","topics":[{"id":"infrastructure","evidence":"rent and citizen.\n\nIn the last 10 years, the number of cell towers in every area that I've lived have increased exponentially. Thei"},{"id":"access","evidence":"would suggest. Seeing the presence of towers kept me from buying homes for fear that the harmful EMF and microwave radiation would caus"},{"id":"children","evidence":" college campus near us, endangering all the students. No technology should be assumed safe until proven dangerous. Cl"},{"id":"standards","evidence":" harm that these antennas create NEEDS to be reviewed by regulatory agencies that are not captured. You (the government) owe it to your citiz"},{"id":"research","evidence":"ther potentially vulnerable populations, and establish appropriate federal research priorities regarding wireless radiation and public health.\n\nThank you for p"}],"summary":"The commenter describes tower concerns influencing housing choices, objects to antennas near a college, and requests independent regulatory review, research and public protection.","reviewed_at":"2026-10-21T23:43:28Z","review_method":"Complete submitted comment-text review with neutral attributed summaries and exact evidence; attachments and external materials not reviewed.","review_source_sha256":"294bdb89f288e3d62db6d1ed43d87395febcbd5cd092e1752450ce7d873794ec","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["infrastructure","access","children","standards","research"],"primary_topic":"infrastructure","forum_title":"The commenter describes tower concerns influencing housing choices, objects to antennas near a college, a…"}