Interesting how LONG it takes to get information into the public awareness. Back in CA. in the late 70's I worked at the top of a mountain in a preschool. A woman took her daughter out of that school, and put her in the one at the bottom of the mountain. She said the towers on top of the mountain were causing things in her daughters health. There are several towers across the street from the school. One day I was walking with a class and a man on a bike came riding up to me and said look at this, how weird? He had a flashed out expensive bike and it had compasses and other goodies and they all were measuring goody. He too felt it was from the towers.
Electromagnetic pollution is a
concern for everyone. Increasing news coverage, studies, and even new
legislation are all helping educate the public on radiation risks.
One of the foremost experts in electromagnetic pollution is Camilla
Rees. She has devoted herself to making people aware of the threat of
electrosmog and bringing the problem into the public consciousness.
She has packaged EMF education for distribution to audiences
including Congress, state legislatures, health practitioners, patients,
schools, businesses, and parents.
Many experts in the field of reducing electromagnetic pollution praise and appreciate the work Camilla has done.
A two-part profile of Camilla Rees and the work she has been doing,
originally published in Explore! Magazine for health professionals, has
been linked below. You can read about her journey, the growing problem,
and the possible solutions. According to the articles:

"[Rees says,] 'This is a species issue ... There is early
evidence there may be a link between EMF exposures and autism ... We
know radiation is affecting our DNA and jeopardizing the health of
future generations. There is research from many countries now showing
dramatic decline in sperm count from exposure to cell phone radiation
...
I really don't think it's possible, when you know the disturbing truth, to stop caring -- to stop wanting to support life.'"

Sources:

 
Electromagnetic Health -- Part 2 (pdf) January 2011
There have been a number of studies and ideas on this and nothing much proved either way. Bear in mind the power companies have a lot to lose if it was ever proved to be a
danger and had to pay out compensation so guess what their studies show.

HEALTH EFFECTS OF ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELDS

By: Kevin E. McCarthy, Principal Analyst https://www.cga.ct.gov/2009/rpt/2009-R-0280.htm

You asked that we update OLR report 2001-R-0666 regarding the potential health effects of electric and magnetic field (EMF) emissions from electric power lines. You were specifically interested in:
1. research conducted on this issue since the report was issued;
2. which level of government has jurisdiction over EMF issues from power
lines, telecommunications facilities, and electronic devices;
3. information on EMF consumer safety training for electrical engineers and other professionals.
This
report focuses on EMF exposures to people in their homes and
workplaces, rather than on workplace exposure such as that experienced
by electrical linemen.
SUMMARY
The
2001 report discusses several studies that found that there was no
conclusive and consistent evidence that exposure to residential EMFs
produces cancer, adverse neurobehavioral effects, or reproductive and
developmental effects. However, several epidemiological studies had found a relationship
between EMF exposure from transmission lines (at EMF levels that
substantially exceed those found in most homes) and increased risk of
childhood leukemia. Based on these studies, in 2002 the International Agency for Research
on Cancer stated that the extremely low frequency magnetic fields
associated with transmission lines are “possibly carcinogenic to humans. ”
More recent studies have come to similar conclusions, finding limited
evidence of a link between childhood leukemia and EMF exposure and
little or no evidence of other adverse health effects.
Neither
the federal or state governments have claimed regulatory jurisdiction
over EMF produced from transmission lines, and there are currently no
exposure limits in this area. However, the Connecticut Siting Council does require that electric
companies use best management practices to minimize EMF exposure in
developing new transmission lines. In addition, state law establishes a presumption in favor of placing
new transmission lines underground in residential areas and near certain
facilities.
The Federal Communications Commission has set EMF emission limits for certain cell phone transmission equipment. Under federal law, siting agencies cannot regulate cell phone towers
and related facilities on the basis of their EMF emissions so long as
they comply with these limits. Other federal agencies regulate other consumer products that produce ionizing and non-ionizing radiation. For example the Food and Drug Administration regulates the manufacture
of microwave ovens, cell phones, and TV sets with regard to such
radiation.
A
wide range of entities are conducting research on EMF-related issues,
but we have found no systematic programs for training electrical
engineers and others on EMF consumer safety. The issue is periodically addressed at conferences held by the
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and other professional
organizations and at seminars conducted by consultants in the field. The Electric Power Research Institute sells software to help engineers
and others model EMF exposure and has held seminars on managing EMF
emissions. In addition, the National Institutes of Occupational Health and Safety
is funding research to help develop recommendations for managing
workplace EMF exposure, especially in the electric power and electricity
and wireless communications industries. A summary of this project is available at http: //www. cdc. gov/niosh/programs/manuf/noragoals/projects/927ZHNK. html.
INTRODUCTION
Electric
and magnetic fields exist wherever electricity is generated,
transmitted, or distributed in power lines or cables, or used in
electrical appliances. As a result, these fields occur throughout the built environment.
Electric
fields arise from electric charges, are measured in volts per meter,
and are shielded by materials such as wood and metal as well as human
skin. Magnetic fields are created by the motion of electric charges (i. e. , a current). In the United States, the unit of measurement is a gauss. These fields are not shielded by most common materials, and pass easily through them. The health concerns regarding EMF exposure have focused on magnetic rather than electric fields.
Neither type of field causes heating or ionization (the breakdown of molecular bonds).  In contrast, forms of energy with very short wavelengths, such as microwaves and X-rays, cause these effects. Both electric and magnetic fields are strongest close to the source and diminish with distance. Magnetic field levels also vary depending on current load, height of the conductors, and separation of the conductors.
In
the case of magnetic fields from a standard transmission line, the field
strength falls geometrically with the distance from the line. While the strength of the field directly under such lines is about 17
milligaus (mG, one-thousandth of a gauss) at the line, it falls to about
8 mG at 10 meters (33 feet) from the line. At 20 meters (66 feet) the exposure is less than 4 mG. The level of the magnetic field becomes indistinguishable from levels
found inside or outside homes, exclusive of fields emanating from
sources in the home, at a distance of 100 to 300 feet, depending on the
design and of the line and how much current it is carrying.
Most homes and businesses receive 0. 1 to 3 mG from transmission lines and other sources whose magnetic fields vary over time.  Much of this exposure comes from sources within the building itself rather than the transmission.  For example, some household appliances can produce magnetic fields of up to 1 mG in their immediate vicinity.  In contrast, the earth's magnetic field (which does not vary over time) is about 500 mG.
RESEARCH ON HEALTH EFFECTS
As
noted in our 2001 report, in 1997 the National Research Council issued a
report in which a scientific committee found that that there was no
conclusive and consistent evidence that exposures to residential EMFs
produces cancer, adverse neurobehavioral effects, or reproductive and
developmental effects. The committee concluded that the evidence did not show that exposure to EMFs presents a human health hazard. In 1999, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences issued a report with similar findings.  It found that the probability that EMF exposure is truly a health hazard is small.  However, a scientific panel that participated in the study concluded
that, since EMF cannot be ruled out as a possible source of cancer, it
should be considered a potential carcinogen. In addition, several epidemiological studies had found a relationship
between EMF exposure from transmission lines, at levels exceeding 3 mG,
and increased risk of childhood leukemia. As noted above, most homes experience EMF exposure below this level
and most of this exposure is from sources other than transmission lines.
More recent studies have come to similar conclusions. A 2005 National Cancer Institute (NCI) factsheet stated:
Among more recent studies, findings [regarding the relationship between EMF and cancer] have been mixed. Some have found an association; others have not . . . . Currently, researchers conclude that there is limited evidence that
magnetic fields from power lines cause childhood leukemia, and that
there is inadequate evidence that these magnetic fields cause other
cancers in children…. Animal studies have not found that magnetic field exposure is associated with increased risk of cancer. The absence of animal data supporting carcinogenicity makes it
biologically less likely that magnetic field exposures in humans, at
home or at work, are linked to increased cancer risk.
The factsheet is available at http: //www. cancer. gov/cancertopics/factsheet/risk/magnetic-fields.
A
2007 update of an ongoing review by the Swedish Radiation Protection
Authority focused on epidemiological studies of childhood leukemia and
cardiovascular disease, and experimental data related to define
“genotoxic” effects. It concluded that research published that year does not alter the
conclusion that extremely low frequency magnetic fields should be
classified as a “possible carcinogen” based upon epidemiological studies
of childhood leukemia. On the other hand, the study concluded that the research does not
support the hypothesis that EMF exposure causes any disease or illness.
Similar findings were reported by the European Commission's Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks. It found that the previous conclusion that extremely low frequency
(ELF) magnetic fields are possibly carcinogenic, chiefly based on
occurrence of childhood leukemia, is still valid. For breast cancer and cardiovascular disease, recent research has indicated that an association is unlikely. For neurodegenerative diseases and brain tumors, the link to ELF fields remains uncertain. The committee's study is available at http: //ec. europa. eu/health/ph_risk/committees/04_scenihr/docs/scenihr_o_007. pdf.
A 2008 report by the World Health Organization (WHO) concluded that:
Extremely
low frequency fields generated by power transmission have been
associated with an increased risk of childhood leukemia, but the
findings are not conclusive. Even if this association is real, the number of excess cases is likely
to be very small…With reference to ELF fields, available data allow us
to exclude any excess risk of childhood leukemia and other cancers at
the levels of exposure likely to be encountered by most (more than 99%)
of the population…. To date there is no convincing biological or biophysical support for a
possible association between exposure to ELF fields and the risk of
leukemia or any other cancer.
Based
on these findings, WHO recommended implementation of precautionary
measures to reduce exposure that have no or low cost and do not
compromise the benefits of electricity. This report is available online at http: //www. who. int/peh-emf/publications/reports/WCR2008_212. pdf.
In
2008, the Brain Tumor Epidemiology Consortium, a group of 45 scientists
sponsored by NCI, published a consensus review on the current state of
the science related to brain tumors, and brain tumor research priorities. Based on epidemiological studies, it found that that residential power
frequency EMF was probably not a risk factor for glioma, the most common
type of adult brain cancer, and meningioma, a non-cancerous brain tumor. The study is available at http: //www3. interscience. wiley. com/cgi-bin/fulltext/121411685/HTMLSTART.

I wouldn't live near one because I think there is a possibility. Let
those that think its safe live there. They seem to be upset that anyone
disagrees so maybe they're not that certain themselves.