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The industrial safety agency will set up standards early next year to protect the public from exposure to extremely low-frequency magnetic fields that exist close to power lines and appliances whenever there are electric currents, officials said Monday.

An ordinance under the Electricity Enterprises Law will be revised to comply with a World Health Organization recommendations in June to set exposure limits against the biological effects of low-frequency electric and magnetic fields.

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Niedersachsens Ministerpräsident reagiert auf Protestwelle

Hannover - Für Niedersachsens Ministerpräsident Christian Wulff (CDU) ist es ein gelungener Coup wenige Monate vor der Landtagswahl. Bei der von einer Protestwelle begleiteten Debatte um neue Stromtrassen vollzog er am Freitag den Schulterschluss mit SPD-Bundesumweltminister Sigmar Gabriel. Gemeinsam erarbeiteten sie einen Gesetzentwurf für ein niedersächsisches Erdkabelgesetz und reagieren damit auf breiten Widerstand bei Bürgern gegen bis zu 200 Kilometer lange überirdische Höchstspannungsleitungen.

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Designated as part of a national power 'corridor' Tuesday, Virginia could see transmission towers near Civil War sites.

By Mark Clayton
Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor

from the October 4, 2007 edition

Huge transmission lines could soon skirt Civil War battlegrounds, historic districts, and the Appalachian Trail following a federal order that designates national corridors in two key regions of the United States with fast-growing electricity needs.

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The power line would run from Beauly to Denny

A public inquiry into a proposed 137-mile power line upgrade has agreed to accept a submission detailing the possible health risks of the plan.

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The power line would run from Beauly to Denny

A Scottish Government minister has called for the inquiry into the Beauly to Denny power line upgrade to accept new data on potential health risks.

Stirling MSP Bruce Crawford wants a study by leading scientists to be considered despite it being published after a deadline for new submissions.

The study found that current standards for emissions from power lines are inadequate to protect public health.

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Report Links Power Lines to Cancer

The scientific evidence may surprise you... Are you ready to pay the price of modern conveniences?

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EMF emissions would be 149 times level recommended

Brian Lewis, The Province

Published: Thursday, September 06, 2007

A scientific report released late last week joins others in raising serious public-health concerns over long-term exposure to electromagnetic fields from high-voltage power lines.

This one was compiled by international scientists, researchers and public-health professionals from the University at Albany in New York state, and concludes that existing limits are inadequate for public health.

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