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These clips relate specifically to the tower controversy in the Tenleytown neighborhood of Washington, DC. Click here for news about other tower resistance, standards for electromagnetic radiation, and legislative developments.

Review of Tower Wasn't Accurate, D.C. Officials Say, The Washington Post (9/28/00)
District Cancels Permit for Tower, The Washington Post (10/6/00)
Company Vows Suit over Tower Permit, The Northwest Current (10/11/00)
New Construction on Tower Rejected, The Washington Post (11/2/00)
Foes of Telecommunications Tower are Optimistic, The Northwest Current (11/8/00)
Tower Firm Airs Radio Ads for NW Project, The Washington Post (11/17/00)
Judge Delays Action on Motion to Dismiss TV Tower Suit, The Northwest Current (11/22/00)
Tower Fight Turns Heated, The Washington Post (11/30/00)
Unbending Reed, Washington City Paper (12/15/00)
Federal Judge Mulls Tenley Tower Claims, The Northwest Current (1/24/01)
Feds Fine American Tower for 'Willful' Safety Gaffes, The Northwest Current (1/24/01)
Zoning Commission Puts Off Hearing on New Antenna Rules, The Northwest Current (2/7/01)
Residents Urge New Antenna Restrictions, The Northwest Current (3/7/01)
City Council Continues Prohibition on Towers, The Northwest Current (3/7/01)
City Review of Antennas Advances, The Northwest Current (3/21/01)
Tower Firm Stirs Queries with Talk of Accord, The Northwest Current (4/18/01)
Judge Throws Out Tenley Tower Suit, The Northwest Current (6/20/01)
Tenleytown Tower Ruling to be Appealed, The Washington Post (8/13/01)
American Towers Launches Court Appeal, The Northwest Current (10/10/01)
Zoning Panel Mulls New Antenna Limits, The Northwest Current (6/12/02)
Original Tower Prompts Historic Claim, The Northwest Current (9/4/02)
Superior Court Delays American Tower Suit, The Northwest Current (10/23/02)
Residents, Industry Face Off Over Antennas, The Northwest Current (10/23/02)
Company Loses Bid to Sue City Over Tower, The Washington Post (11/1/02)
Appeals Court Tosses Out Tower Company Lawsuit, The Northwest Current (11/6/02)
Tower Equipment is Gone, but not Suit, The Northwest Current (3/19/03)
Tenleytown TV Tower Hits Another Snag, The Northwest Current (8/6/03)
Staff Backs Tower as Historic, The Northwest Current (10/29/03)
Board Sees Historic Merit in Western Union Tower, The Northwest Current (11/26/03)
Tear Down This Tower, Regulators Tell Owner, The Northwest Current (3/9/05)
American Tower Seeks to Block City Order, The Northwest Current (3/16/05)
Regulators Still Seek Tenley Tower Removal, The Northwest Current (10/12/05)
Lengthy Dispute over Tenleytown Tower Ends in Successful Settlement, DC Government press release (3/17/2006)
Steel "Monstrosity" In Tenleytown To Be Dismantled, The Washington Post (3/18/2006)
District, Company Reach Accord to Bring Down Tower, The Northwest Current (3/22/06)

Other news about communications towers, standards, legislation

EMR Network Files Appeal at FCC for Full Hearing on Radiofrequency Radiation (RFR) Effects; FCC Must Answer on the Merits (PDF), press release from the EMR Network (1/31/02)
Full filing of EMR Network (PDF)
All documents in the proceeding
Cell Towers are Dangerous, But We're Not Allowed to Say, op-ed in the San Francisco Examiner (1/27/02)

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