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INTEREST OF AMICI CURIAE <br /> Amici are a national environmental organization and elected officials who <br /> support environmental and public health protections for all and seek inclusive <br /> decision-making processes. They rely on the National Environmental Policy Act <br /> (NEPA) to ensure that federal government decisions — such as the licensing of use <br /> of the spectrum to provide wireless services — are informed by the best available <br /> science and input from citizens affected by those decisions. <br /> The FCC's December 4, 2019 order compromises interests of amici in three <br /> critical ways: (1) The FCC failed to complete an Environmental Impact Statement <br /> under NEPA before terminating its inquiry into the adequacy of its radiofrequency <br /> (RF) standards. (2) The FCC's inadequate health standards excuse wireless service <br /> providers from conducting environmental review even though these services may <br /> expose humans and the environment in which they live to harmful radiation. (3) <br /> The FCC's order renders any environment review that is done inadequate because <br /> it is based on inadequate health standards. Rather than conduct new analysis of the <br /> potential environmental harm its actions may cause, the FCC will simply point to <br /> its decision in its December 4 order that its RF standards are adequate to satisfy <br /> NEPA. This might be fine if the FCC supported its decision with sufficient <br /> evidence. As explained by Petitioners, the Commission did not. <br />