Verizon Wireless to Pay $7.7M to Settle Environmental Violations in California

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Inside Towers - 06jan2026. By John Celentano, Inside Towers Business Editor. Verizon Wireless (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) has agreed to pay $7.7 million to resolve a civil enforcement action regarding widespread violations of California’s environmental laws at its cell sites. The violations related to hazardous materials storage, reporting, and permitting at cell tower locations throughout the … Continue reading Verizon Wireless to Pay $7.7M to Settle Environmental Violations in California

Whatever Industry Wants: How the FCC Is Steamrolling Locals in the Cell Tower Rollout

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Erica Rosenberg - 02jan2026 Two new FCC proposals would render an already weak NEPA process largely meaningless, strip local and state governments of nearly all of their congressionally granted authority, and leave the agency even less accountable to the public. The Federal Communications Commission is poised to release two orders that would steamroll states and … Continue reading Whatever Industry Wants: How the FCC Is Steamrolling Locals in the Cell Tower Rollout

USA: Tell the Senate: No Wireless Expansion Until the FCC Complies With Court Order

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CHD - 12dec2025. On December 17, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will hold an FCC oversight hearing, and this is the moment to urge Senators to protect local rights and hold the FCC accountable. The FCC has still not complied with the 2021 D.C. Circuit court order (Envtl. Health Tr. v. FCC, … Continue reading USA: Tell the Senate: No Wireless Expansion Until the FCC Complies With Court Order

USA: Stop the Federal Cell Tower Takeover – Oppose H.R. 2289

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CHD - 26nov2025 We need all hands on deck tonight! Tomorrow, Wednesday, Dec. 3 at 10 a.m. ET, the House Energy & Commerce Committee will vote on H.R. 2289. Take Action Now! This bill will allow industry to place antennas and cell towers virtually anywhere in America — including in your front yard or near … Continue reading USA: Stop the Federal Cell Tower Takeover – Oppose H.R. 2289