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Dear HHS Team, Re: your question No. 5, I co-founded Hilltown Health (hilltownhealth.org), a safe technology advocacy organization in Western MA, more than a decade ago following my wife's developing electromagnetic radiation syndrome (EMR-S) in 2010. We made a film about the above experience, under the auspices of the theatre company we co-founded in 2004 called "Canary in a Gold Mine" which was released several years ago (ptco.org/canary) In short, Hilltown Health has been collaborating with local planning boards to strengthen and update telecom by-laws as well as advocating for more transparency about RF/EMF health effects given the recent rollout of "smart" meters by our utilities, Eversource and National Grid. We have also reached out to school administrators about the involuntary exposure of school age children in classrooms. There are decision makers who receive evidence of harm (for example, the National Toxicology Program cell phone study: https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/research/topics/cellphones or this review of health effects on children and pregnant women: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1915745/full) and are concerned enough to take action. However, many people in decision making positions, for a wide variety of reasons, have not taken any protective measures on behalf of the people for whom they are responsible. Perhaps the most significant reason for inaction is that the concerned federal agencies have generally indicated that the current exposure standards are protective. The majority of the public thinks the wireless devices they are buying (or installing in the case of educational institutions) have undergone some kind of government testing to ensure that long term exposures are safe. Of course, there has been no such testing. The technology is still too new to fully understand the cradle to grave impacts of 24X7, 365 days a year exposure. And the current "safety standards" were based on a test of one hour or less on a group of animals in the 1980's (see slide 19 of Dr. Kent Chamberlin's public talk in Greenfield, MA entitled "Smart Meters: Health, Safety and Opting-Out" given on November 13, 2025…

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Kevin Mottus, Outreach Director

CA Brain Tumor Assn

Email: wirelessbiologicaleffects@gmail.com

*See Attached: Non-thermal Electromagnetic Field studies demonstrating harmful effects.

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Kevin Mottus, Outreach Director

CA Brain Tumor Assn

Email: wirelessbiologicaleffects@gmail.com

DearDepartment of Human Services, My life was turned upside downb in January 2020 after Verizon 5G Ultra towers emanating milimeter waves were installed in neighborhood. I first thought all the uproar about 5G was over the top, and although I did have issues with feeling burning pain throughout my body and headaches right in front of 3G / 4G towers, it was not life - altering, and I would avoid being around them as much as possible. With the small cell Verizon 5G towers, three were put in a triangulated pattern less than a quarter of a mile from my apartment complex. The first time I walked under one of these towers, my head started vibrating in a way I had never experienced in my life, so right away there was something different / not right here. It only took a day to feel that the air felt "glassy", and it was harder to breathe. I also noticed the birds and crickets becoming much quieter as well. Within three weeks, I realized that I was getting inflammation in my chest wall and thyroid area. It was impacting my singing voice, but then I realized that if I was at least a mile a way from these towers, the inflammation went away after about an hour, and my hoarseness went away. My nextdoor door neighbors were impacted as well, as they started getting swollen lymph nodes in their necks and felling extremely worn out. A year later I started experiencing debilitating brain fog, extreme fatigue, and a red rash on my chest when I was exposed to these millimeter (almost microwave)frequencies! The problem was(and still is at this time), the nearest Verizon 5G Tower is in line of sight of my bedroom window! I started developing terrible insomnia and ringing in my ears, so I had to move my sleep area to my living room, as the closet that contains my metal water heater on my patio just outside of my living area, blocks some of the frequencies. Later I started developing fright or flight feelings 24 - 7, as I felt as if I was being literally poisoned, and my body wanted to run away from the source! The past couple of years I have developed plaque psriorsis on my scalp that is INTOLERABLE and no solutions have been found except to move to a new place, which I can't afford…

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EMF’s have caused harm to my hands & arms over the past 10 years. My cell phone being the biggest trigger, causing my hands to go white hot and numb up to my shoulders, at age 29. Without an EMF blocking button on my device, the searing pain followed by numbness returns. Any device, be it personal or public, such as a cell tower, should be kept far away from homes, places of residence & work, to ensure the safety of the people.

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Emf's are terrible for humans and leading to our declining bee population. The change we implement now can save our children

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Kevin Mottus, Outreach Director

CA Brain Tumor Assn

Email: wirelessbiologicaleffects@gmail.com

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*See Attached Testimonial From Another Innocent Individual Injured By Wireless RF Radiation

Kevin Mottus, Outreach Director

CA Brain Tumor Assn

Email: wirelessbiologicaleffects@gmail.com

*See Attached: Non-thermal Electromagnetic Field studies demonstrating harmful effects.

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*See Attached Testimonial From Another Innocent Individual Injured By Wireless RF Radiation

Kevin Mottus, Outreach Director

CA Brain Tumor Assn

Email: wirelessbiologicaleffects@gmail.com

*See Attached: Non-thermal Electromagnetic Field studies demonstrating harmful effects.

MY NEIGHBORS AND ANIMALS ARE DYING I am SICK. My family members have been SICK SINCE more than a hundred UNREGULATED TOWERS WENT LIVE over our community. This has been a challenge for me to get anyone to help in my community. I wanted to share my story in hopes of helping others. My story is one of many in Terrebonne Parish. After multiple (9) 300-foot 5G towers were put over our homes, four 300-foot 5G towers were put over my home and animal sanctuary, and four 300-foot towers were put over my office. At the same time, smart meters were put on my home, along with those of every other Entergy customer. I began getting sick, very sick. It began in my petting area with heart palpitations, headaches, vomiting, ringing in my ears, confusion, bleeding gums, insomnia, nightmares, dizziness, anxiety, ears buzzing 24 hours a day, severe fatigue, muscle weakness, and more. I have now been diagnosed with radiation syndrome / EHS (electromagnetic hypersensitivity syndrome) caused by extreme exposure to radiation. Many residents are experiencing similar symptoms. Countless children are now suffering. Being a very healthy person my whole life, this has been a life-changing situation. I am usually the one helping others; now I need your help. I never thought this could happen until I was forced to face it by becoming sick. I'm not sure where this illness will take me. However, I must do all I can to protect my family and my community. Seven neighbors on my street and friends have died after the towers went live over their homes. Many other residents are also sick. My community is surrounded by towers that have no regulatory testing information, nor does our planning department ask for it, citing the FCC's outdated RF radiation guidelines. I became certified in RF radiation testing. I now test the towers and smart meters. I can confirm that the EMF (electromagnetic frequency) / RF (radio frequency) radiation being emitted is extreme for every single product, tower, and smart device I have tested. It has been a fight to protect my family, my community, and myself, with EVERYONE CITING THE FCC'S OUTDATED RF RADIATION GUIDELINES. I had to learn all I could about this to protect…

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I am writing as a concerned parent and member of the public to urge the Department of Health and Human Services to conduct a thorough, independent evaluation of the potential health effects of electromagnetic fields (EMFs), particularly radiofrequency (RF) radiation from wireless technologies. I am concerned that current U.S. exposure standards may not adequately account for the full range of potential biological effects of RF radiation. Although non-ionizing radiation does not have the same properties as ionizing radiation, the absence of sufficient energy to directly ionize atoms does not, by itself, establish that all forms of non-ionizing exposure are biologically harmless. I urge HHS to carefully evaluate the full body of scientific literature, including research investigating potential effects beyond established thermal mechanisms, long-term exposure, and impacts on children. I am also concerned about the influence of industry on the development of wireless safety standards and the independence of the regulatory process. I encourage HHS to examine the issues raised in Norm Alster's Captured Agency: How the Federal Communications Commission Is Dominated by the Industries It Presumably Regulates and to ensure that future assessments are transparent, scientifically rigorous, and free from undue industry influence. Safety standards should reflect an independent assessment of the evidence and be updated when warranted by new findings. Other countries have adopted different approaches to wireless exposure limits and precautionary measures, particularly in settings involving children. I ask HHS to compare U.S. standards with international approaches, identify the scientific evidence underlying those differences, and explain whether research considered in other countries has been adequately evaluated in the United States. Particular attention should be given to evidence concerning children, long-term exposure, and the potential effects of cumulative or repeated exposure. I also wish to share a personal observation as a parent. From a very young age, my daughter has repeatedly appeared noticeably flushed when near devices such as mobile phones and laptops for a…

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Please see the attached file, "HHS text for RFI.docx" for the text of this response to docket HHS-OASH--0397. An additional 11 files of scientific reports are attached by name and reference number used in the text.

The current fairly unregulated use of EMFs via the abundant towers is unacceptable for the general health of all people and especially children. There is enough research at this point to acknowledges that the current EMF frequencies are harmful to everyones health and general well being. Some have mentioned the destruction of the mitochondria and the inability of the body to adjust to the firing and perpetual bombardment of frequencies not compatible with humans and probably any animals. These frequencies can probably be made more harmonious for all living beings but have not been. The question is why not? Cell phones have been linked with brain tumors and the current views of some doctors is that 50% of people will develop Alzheimers. One contributor is most likely cell phones and the lack of awareness of the dangers of using them next to the head. Why is there no information presented with the purchase of these devices. this needs to changes as well as once again the frequencies being used.