CHARGE Act seeks NIH study on high-voltage grid impacts on farm
Davidson introduced legislation directing NIH to study potential health and agricultural effects of high-voltage transmission lines.
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Rep. Warren Davidson introduced the CHARGE Act, which would require NIH to study the effects of very high-voltage transmission lines on health, livestock and crop yields. The proposal responds to residents’ concerns about proposed lines near farms and homes in Ohio.
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Warren Davidson
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Introduced the CHARGE Act to require NIH research on the effects of high-voltage transmission lines.
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