FOUNTAIN, Minn. (KTTC) – The position of Public Works Director is now vacant in the city of Fountain after its previous director was let go in early March. According to the Fillmore County Journal, the Fountain City Council held a special meeting on March 12 concerning the employment of John Hanson as Public Works Director. […]
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Birmingham Water Works allegedly failed to alert public about 3 plants not fluoridating water
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – A Central Alabama Water (CAW) spokesperson is providing context related to the decision to stop adding fluoride to its drinking water. That context alleges that multiple plants stopped fluoridating their water under the Birmingham Water Works Board as far back as January 2023. According to CAW records, the Western Filter Plant stopped fluoridating […]
Central Alabama Water board member says she was not notified of decision to remove fluoride
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Questions are being asked about what led to Central Alabama Water’s decision to stop adding fluoride to its water. As CBS 42 reported Friday, a CAW spokesperson said the utility stopped adding fluoride to its water at the end of last week. According to Central Alabama Water Public Relations Manager John […]
Louisiana legislature debates amended measure banning fluoride in public drinking water
The debate over whether fluoride belongs in public drinking water systems is back before the state legislature again. Houma Senator Mike Fesi has once again authored legislation to ban fluoride from all water supplies. Fesi describes fluoride as hazardous waste that causes health issues and impacts a child’s brain. “It actually is a known fact, […]
Fountain Terminates Public Works Director
The Fountain City Council held a special meeting on March 12 to discuss the unpaid suspension of Public Works Director John Hanson. In attendance at the meeting was the full council, City Attorney Frederick Suhler, and Preston Police Chief Blaise Sass. Also in attendance at the meeting was Rick Whitney, Laurie Ann Bellinger, and Jason […]
Central Alabama Water moves to stop adding fluoride to drinking water; Woodfin irate about change
Friday afternoon, Central Alabama Water announced that it will no longer add fluoride to its drinking water. The change will impact over 770,000 people in Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair, Blount and Walker counties. Citing aging equipment and the “ongoing public and scientific discussion about potential health impacts from ingesting fluoride over a lifetime,” the utility […]
Birmingham mayor blasts decision to remove fluoride from water: ‘This is basic public health
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin is pushing back against a decision to remove fluoride from local drinking water. Central Alabama Water announced Friday, March 20, that it would stop adding fluoride to its water supply, a practice widely used to help prevent tooth decay. The decision has sparked public health concerns from local leaders, including Woodfin, who […]
House hearing addresses community water fluoridation
On March 17, Jay Bhattacharya, M.D., Ph.D., director of the National Institutes of Health and acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, responded to questions from House members at a House Labor-HHS Appropriations Oversight Hearing, according to a news article from Medpage Today. During the hearing, Michael Simpson, D.M.D., U.S. representative for the […]
Alabama’s largest water utility service removing fluoride from drinking water
Alabama’s largest water utility announced a major change to its drinking water Friday. Central Alabama Water, Birmingham’s regional utility that serves 770,000, will stop putting fluoride in water. CEO Jeffrey Thompson made the announcement shortly after a contentious board meeting where he also outlined significant cuts to operating and capital expenses. Thompson said the utility’s […]
Hanover council delays decision on ending use of fluoride in water
Hanover Borough Council has delayed a decision on whether to stop adding fluoride to the public water supply. The postponement motion called for more public awareness and to gather more information for the council. The water system, which has added fluoride since 1972, serves approximately 49,000 customers across several municipalities. Hanover officials hit pause on […]