Oregon Health Authority Buried Its Own Study on WiFi in Schools.
The first draft showed evidence of harm but was withheld from the public. The methodology was manipulated. Then the documents disappeared. State law let it happen.
In 2019, the Oregon legislature directed OHA to review the health effects of wireless radiation on schoolchildren. The agency manipulated the findings, withheld the first draft from a public records request, and in February 2026—days after advocates brought evidence to the Capitol—removed the report, its FAQ, and years of advisory committee minutes from the state website. No law required them to keep the documents online. No office had the authority to stop them.
Other OHA divisions still have their 2019 documents online. Only radiation-related documents were removed.
Explore the Evidence
The Removal Record
Screenshots, screen recordings, and live links documenting the removal of radiation-related documents from OHA's website. Test the broken links yourself.
Inside the Drafts
A guided tour through 21 documented deletions, omissions, and rewrites between the draft and final versions of OHA's SB 283 wireless radiation report.
The Investigation Timeline
From the 2019 legislative mandate through the draft suppression, Capitol visit, and the 44-hour disappearance window.
OHA's Response
The agency's press office attributed the removal to a Web Governance Plan dated the same day the disappearance was discovered. What the response explains, and what it doesn't.
The Investigation
Summaries of each article, with links to the full articles on Substack.
The Scrubbing
In February 2026, OHA removed the SB 283 report, its FAQ, and years of advisory committee minutes from its website. The withheld first draft shows findings of harm stripped in two waves. No office had the authority to stop the removal; no law required the documents to be online.
The Withholding
OHA withheld the damning first draft from a public records request. When a reporter carried documentary evidence of the likely crime to the state police, the attorney general, and the governor's office, each one turned away.
A Feint at Oversight
The chair of the board overseeing OHA answered the public outcry with a statement the agency helped write. Though it admitted the state couldn't rule out increased risk to children, no one acted on it. A 68-page email file shows how the response was crafted.
Background & Resources
Original reporting and analysis data
Original Reporting
Raw Analysis Data
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