Additional Federal Supremacy on 5G
Lakewood residents mounted fierce opposition against the spread of 5G towers in Lakewood in July 2020. City Council at the time debated possibilities for hours. 5G remained an issue in the 2021 city election because of the high level of resident dissatisfaction. Residents cited concerns over health effects but Lakewood city officials said the law prohibits cell phone towers to be blocked on that basis. Now, residents who were involved in 2020 may be interested in new federal regulations that seek to expand prohibition powers.
It turns out those residents may be right to be concerned about health risks. According to the Wall Street Journal, Federal health officials quietly removed longstanding U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) webpages asserting that cellphone radiation poses no health risk.