The Louisiana state Senate April 8 approved a bill to allow voters in the grips of a conservative conspiracy theory fever dream to halt water fluoridization in their local water districts, despite clear evidence that these programs are perfectly safe and do not, as opponents have often claimed, make people dumb, docile or gay. Sponsored […]
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Hanover borough will host town hall meeting to discuss potential removal of fluoride from drinking water supply
HANOVER, Pa. — The Borough of Hanover will hold a town hall meeting later this month to discuss the potential removal of fluoride from the drinking water supply. Borough Manager Margie Lewis and Council President Tim Kress announced the meeting will be held from 6-8 p.m. on April 29 at the Borough Council Chambers in […]
Chambersburg Health Board to look at possible recommendations on water fluorination
CHAMBERSBURG- The Board of Health is mulling a possible recommendation to Chambersburg Borough Council regarding the municipality’s current use of fluorination in their water supply. The Board will hear a report on Thursday, April 9th from the Borough Water Utility about the condition of the chemical feed system at the Julio D. Lecuona Water Treatment […]
Fluoride Squeeze: WSSC Cuts Levels For 1.9 Million Suburban DC Residents
Nearly 1.9 million people in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties are getting a little less fluoride in their tap water, at least for now. WSSC Water says it is temporarily lowering the amount of fluoride it adds to drinking water from about 0.7 milligrams per liter to roughly 0.4 mg/L while it waits for regular […]
RFK, Jr. vs. fluoride: The next big health brawl—science be damned
The EPA recently took its first step toward determining safe levels of fluoride in drinking water, publishing a “Preliminary Assessment Plan and Literature Survey”. The toxicity assessment will focus on the potentially harmful effects of fluoride and will not consider its beneficial effects, including its role in preventing dental disease. In practice, what does the EPA’s […]
Franklin County community may reconsider fluoride policy due to costs
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — The Chambersburg Board of Health may reconsider its fluoride policy due to costs at the water treatment plant. In a notice issued Tuesday, the board said it will hear from the Borough Water Utility about the condition of the chemical feed system at the Julio D. Lecuona Water Treatment Plant. The […]
WSSC says it’s lowering fluoride levels in water due to conflict in Middle East
The Washington Suburban Sanitary Company (WSSC) says it’s temporarily reducing the level of fluoride added to the area’s drinking water. They say it’s due to nationwide supply chain challenges, caused in part by the conflict in the Middle East. What they’re saying: WSSC supplies water to nearly two million customers in Montgomery and Prince George’s […]
Expect the unexpected: why the chemistry community should pay more attention to ‘inert’ materials
At the end of last year, a Japanese team discovered that there was more than meets the eye to a mechanochemical cross-coupling reactionscatalysed by nickel salts. The paper revealed that abrasion of stainless steel during ball milling activated nickel catalysts – without the need for mechanoredox catalysts, piezoelectric materials or common reductants – challenging the […]
How Sneaky Lobbyists Convince RINOs To Go Against Public Interests
A Massachusetts-based oral health advocacy group has been exposed for meddling in Tennessee legislation after a video from their political initiative arm was discovered to include updates from a paid lobbyist retained to help kill Tennessee bills aiming to remove fluoride from public water supplies. According to their website, the CareQuest Institute “Champions Oral Health […]
April JADA evaluates water fluoridation benefits, impact of discontinuation
Community water fluoridation is effective at preventing caries and dentists should advise policymakers and their patients not to abandon the practice, according to the cover story of the April issue of The Journal of the American Dental Association. “An Update on Community Water Fluoridation, Part 1: Mechanism of Action, Effectiveness, and Cost Savings” is the […]