Panel sees no proof of health hazards from power lines.
After examining research reports and consulting experts, a federal advisory committee has concluded that no evidence has proven that power lines and electromagnetic fields in homes cause cancer. The committee recommended more research into the reported increased risk of leukemia in children who live near power lines. Panel sees no proof of health hazards from power lines. Dr. Charles F. Stevens of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Salk Institute in San Diego, California is the chairman of the National Research Council committee that issued the report. The Council is affiliated with the National Academy of Sciences.