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French law informs, protects cell phone users

France will soon become the first nation anywhere to require merchants to inform consumers of the radiation levels of cell phones at the point of sale.

Your New Phone: Extra Radiation or Extra Features?

Most of us want the latest and smartest phones - but not at the price of high cell phone radiation. This season's good news: a batch of smart-smart phones: lower-radiation choices with plenty of...

FCC Softpedals Cell Phone Radiation

Battle lines are being drawn. Alliances formed. And as the cell phone industry wages war against San Francisco over its cell phone-labeling ordinance, many are looking east to see if the Federal...

CNN on cell phone safety

When we released our cell phone radiation report in Fall 2009, we heightened a national conversation about the issue. Our consumer database is helping people choose lower-radiation phones and our 8...

An App for everything, except radiation levels

Curious about how much radiation is coming from your iPhone? Sorry, there's no app for that.

Not-so-smart phones are high in radiation: What about yours?

Among the flood of new smart phones, the Motorola Droid, Blackberry Bold, and Google Nexus One rate high marks from tech reviewers for performance and features. But the reviews and ads don't mention...

Cell Phone Radiation Blog Series - All In One Place

Last September, EWG released a Cell Phone Radiation Science Review and a first-of-its-kind database showing the radiation levels of thousands of cell phones. The response was huge - not surprising...

San Francisco considers cell phone radiation law

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is endorsing local legislation that would make that city the first in the country to require such consumer-friendly labeling.

Cell Phone Radiation Series - Part 5: Buy smart

"More public information can only be positive." So says Renee Sharp, director of EWG's California office, in response to news that San Francisco might become the first U.S. city to require retailers...

Cell Phone Radiation Series - Part 4: What phones emit, bodies absorb

Research is not yet settled on exactly how dangerous cell phone radiation is to your health. But we at Environmental Working Group have seen enough studies with enough troubling results that we think...

Cell Phone Radiation Series - Part 3: Who's protecting you?

The science may not yet be decided on the effects of cell phone radiation on human health, but recent research is unsettling enough that Environmental Working Group (and government safety agencies...

Cell Phone Radiation Series - Part 2: 8 Ways to Reduce Your Exposure

Research has not yet established whether cell phone radiation is harmful. But. Some studies are troubling enough that we recommend reducing your exposure by buying a low-radiation phone or making some...

Cell Phone Radiation Series - Part 1: The Science

To a lot of people, it might sound about as worrisome as walking under a ladder or not forwarding an email chain letter, but really, what is the deal with cell phone radiation? Is it something you...

EWG testifies in Congress about cell phone radiation

After we released our report about cell phone radiation, EWG Senior Scientist Olga Naidenko, PhD. testified in the U.S. Senate about our findings. Here she talks with EWG's Chief of Staff, Heather...

NBC Nightly News talks cell phone radiation

Last week, EWG released a report about exposure to cell phone radiation. Today, its author, EWG Senior Scientist Olga Naidenko, PhD, testifies in Congress about the issue.

Limit your exposure to cell phone radiation

Most of us have wondered at least once if our cell phones are safe, whether it's OK for our kids to use them, whether we should do something different.

In the news: January 19, 2007

Are Wal-Mart's 'organics' organic?- A year after Wal-Mart laid out ambitious plans to become a much bigger player in the organic foods business, the giant retailer is running into trouble over its...

Is Your Cell Phone Being Recycled Responsibly?

As reported by Knight Ridder, a recent survey of leading U.S. wireless carriers (Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile and Cingular) found these companies have cell phone recycling programs that are ineffectual...
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