The Government has informed the Lok Sabha that groundwater in Bareilly and Badaun districts has not reported fluoride levels above the permissible limit, and monitoring data is not specific to the vicinity of Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO). Responding to a question by MP Neeraj Maurya, Minister of State for Environment Kirti Vardhan Singh […]
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Fountain Public Works Director Placed on Leave
At the March 4 meeting, it was made known that the city of Fountain placed Public Works Director John Hanson on unpaid suspension February 20. In attendance at the meeting, in addition to the full council, were Hanson, City Attorney Frederick Suhler and Preston Police Chief Blaise Sass, at the request of the city, and […]
Dentists say stick with water fluoridation — it works
Dentists should consider encouraging policymakers to continue community water fluoridation (CWF), as evidence shows its effectiveness in preventing caries, according to a study recently published in the Journal of the American Dental Association. Furthermore, water fluoridation may be linked to a nearly 25% reduction in caries and may help lower overall treatment costs, the authors […]
Selinsgrove Borough Council votes to remove fluoride from the local water supply
The Selinsgrove Borough Council voted to remove fluoride from the municipal water system despite strong opposition from local citizens and council members alike. The motion, introduced by Councilman Todd Cox and seconded by Councilwoman Sara Maul, passed despite vocal dissent from Mayor Michael B. Bolig, Council President Pro Tempore Richard P. Mease and locals. The mixed vote concluded the final step before the Department of Environmental […]
More kids are in ERs for tooth pain. Trump cuts and RFK Jr.’s anti-fluoride fight aren’t helping.
Eight-year-old Jonah woke up one May morning with a swollen face and a toothache. He refused the pain medication that his mom, Geneva Reynolds, tried to give him. He didn’t sleep or eat and cried constantly. Within a few days, Reynolds became so desperate that she and her husband had to physically restrain Jonah, dumping […]
City of Regina’s plan for fluoride in its water delayed until 2027
Adding fluoride to the City of Regina’s water supply has been delayed until 2027. The city and Ryan Johnson, CEO of the Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Corporation, confirmed the delay to CBC News this week. It means fluoridated water will not begin flowing until mid- to late 2027. Johnson said the delay comes after contractors […]
Nearly a year after Florida’s fluoride ban, where do its cities stand?
What Florida Man Gov. Ron DeSantis has done — making the state the second to outlaw the addition of fluoride to drinking water, Florida Woman U.S. Congresswoman Lois Frankel seeks to undo, or get reconsidered. In recent legislation, Frankel is highlighting how the Center for Disease Control and Prevention recently designated fluoridated public drinking water as one of the greatest health […]
Tennessee Lawmakers Consider Ban On Fluoride In Water
State lawmakers in Nashville spent Wednesday wading into a very different kind of water fight, sparring over a proposal that would ban adding fluoride to Tennessee’s public water systems. Bill sponsor Sen. Joey Hensley told colleagues that residents should be able to decide how much fluoride they get, if any at all. Public health officials […]
Public Water Policy and Fluoride: Time for a Reassessment
As it turns out, many counties across our state are adding fertilizer runoff to our water systems without our consent or quite frankly, our knowledge. Fluoride has become a hot topic and source of debate. In one group, you have Republicans who roll their eyes and tell those who want to ban the “drug” to […]
Bill would ban fluoride in Tennessee’s public water systems
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A bill that would ban fluoride from being added to public water systems in Tennessee is back. Right now, state law allows local municipalities to choose whether to fluoridate its water. The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Joey Hensley (R-Hohenwald), argues the public should be able to choose how much — if any […]