Coon Rapids Herald

For transmission line projects, the applicant must include a summary of current research regarding the health effects of electromagnetic field (EMF) levels ...

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Edmonton Journal

Portier explains the warning in this way: "In the case of power-line frequency electrical magnetic fields, I've got a bunch of epidemiology studies which ...

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16 October 2009

CHILDREN with LEUKAEMIA is the charity leading the campaign for a ban on building homes and schools near high voltage overhead power lines. Today the charity has condemned the Government for failing to act on recommendations and advice from leading scientists, professionals and MPs in their call for action to protect children from the potentially harmful effects of living close to high voltage overhead power lines.

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Middletown Press ... Plains Road home found that electromagnetic fields from the power line were so strong they set off alarms on a voltage meter that he carries with him. ...

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BCLocalNews

There is also mounting research regarding how EMFs will disrupt proper functioning of pacemakers and defibrillators. And another important consideration we ...

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Press-Enterprise

Much of the opposition is tied to the issue of electromagnetic fields that emanate from the power lines. A 2002 study by the California Department of Health ...

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Connie Howard / health@vueweekly.com

Tumbling around in my brain this warm September afternoon are thoughts of children sleeping and playing beneath massive 500 kV power lines, and the voices of the over 1400 disillusioned and no-longer-unsuspecting Edmontonians trying to get politicians and industry representatives to hear their objections and to care enough to change course and bury the monstrous lines planned by the Heartland Transmission Project.

Many of those present at the meeting were angry and scared, and rightly so. The intensity of emotion expressed wasn't, contrary to what some have suggested, unjustified, nor was the information presented deserving of the label fear-mongering.

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West Virginia MetroNews

She says studies show the EMF, or the electromagnetic field, that comes off such lines has been linked to leukemia, other cancers and Alzheimer's Disease. ...

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The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com

The lines, school officials said, were producing elevated electromagnetic field levels high enough to cause concern about student health -- and to prompt ...

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Township Journal

The school has had major concerns with high EMF (magnetic field) levels, and PSE&G agreed to move the playground whether or not the new proposed expansion ...

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The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

"We cannot continue to have our children exposed to dangerous EMF levels ever day that they sit in a classroom or play on our playground," said school board ...


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Electromagnetic Levels Jolt School Board to Shut Down Classes

NBC New York

By BRIAN THOMPSON and HASANI GITTENS

In an unprecedented move, a New Jersey school will shut down rather than have children exposed powerful electromagnetic ...

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NJ town to close school over power line fears

Philadelphia Inquirer

School leaders and some parents say electromagnetic fields emanating from the high voltage wires pose a health threat. As a result, the school board in the ...

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Students' fate uncertain as school closure looms

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

The high EMF levels were found on the current 230-kilovolt line as the district and Fredon Parents Against the Lines (PALS) were negotiating during the ...

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Students at Sussex school closed by power lines may be sent to...

NJ.com

The school board announced will be closed Oct. 1 due to high electromagnetic levels being emanated from power lines near the playground. ...

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Fredon closes lone school over power line concerns
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