The New Richmond City Council agreed to put on the April election ballot a referendum concerning fluoride removal from water, posing the question to the community after Mayor James Zajkowski encouraged the council to do so instead of making a more definitive choice in a meeting Monday. Zajkowski said in the council meeting this week […]
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RFK Jr. Is a Public Health Disaster
Even within the freakshow that is Donald Trump’s cabinet, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a singular knack for dominating the headlines with the most disturbing sort of carnivalesque spectacle. In recent months, he’s amplified harmful disinformation linking Tylenol and autism and dismissed the entire CDC vaccine advisory committee, replacing them with skeptics and conspiracy theorists. And even […]
Selinsgrove Weighs Ending Fluoride In Water Supply
SELINSGROVE — Selinsgrove wants to hear the public’s view on an additive to drinking water. Selinsgrove Borough and the Selinsgrove Municipal Authority are considering discontinuing the addition of fluoride to the public drinking water supply. Officials say customers and interested residents can submit written comments during a 30-day period from December 17 through January 16. They say comments […]
New Richmond City Council to vote on removal of fluoride in water
The New Richmond City Council is scheduled to discuss potential changes to the treatment of the city’s water supply, including whether to remove fluoride, in a meeting Monday. City Administrator Noah Wiedenfeld, discussed the potential changes in a Water Treatment Open House on Tuesday. Wiedenfeld said in an issue sheet that of the roughly 30-35 […]
GLP podcast: Dr. Strangelove come to life. The anti-fluoride conspiracy, explained
For 70 years, a persistent minority of academics and activists has claimed that fluoridated drinking water poses a serious but overlooked risk to public health. This hypothesis, almost universally rejected by the science establishment, was treated like a bad joke as far back as the 1965 film Dr. Strangelove, which pilloried opposition to fluoridated water […]
MAHA Activists Urge Trump to Fire His E.P.A. Administrator
Several prominent activists in the “Make America Healthy Again” movement are urging President Trump to fire Lee Zeldin, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, over his decisions to loosen restrictions on harmful chemicals. In a petition circulated on social media, the activists wrote that Mr. Zeldin “has prioritized the interests of chemical corporations over the well-being […]
Ridgeland moving forward with process to end water fluoridation
RIDGELAND, Miss. (WLBT) – Ridgeland has taken the first steps to officially remove fluoride from its water. On Tuesday, the Board of Aldermen voted to begin step one of the Mississippi State Department of Health’s Fluoridation Discontinuation Process. Mayor Gene McGee said despite the vote, the city is not advocating for the removal of fluoride […]
Ridgeland considers removing fluoride from drinking water
Ridgeland will consider removing fluoride from its drinking water. City officials will enter a process with the Mississippi State Department of Health to see if the city will continue to treat drinking water with fluoride. According to Public Works Director Alan Hart, this first step involves MDHS officials giving a 20-minute presentation to the city […]
Poplarville holds public hearing on removing fluoride from drinking water
The city currently adds chemical fluoride to its public water system as regulated by the Mississippi State Department of Health. Original article online at: https://www.wlox.com/video/2025/12/03/poplarville-holds-public-hearing-removing-fluoride-drinking-water/
Somerset Borough will continue putting fluoride in water. Here’s why
The Somerset Borough Municipal Water Authority unanimously voted to continue adding fluoride to its public drinking water. This decision followed a comprehensive review and public discussion with health professionals and community members. Advocates argued that water fluoridation is a cost-effective public health measure for preventing tooth decay. SOMERSET — For the many customers served by […]