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Valparaiso panel nears recommendation on fluoride in water
VALPARAISO — A recommendation on whether the city should continue to fluoridate its drinking water will come in two to three weeks. The Valparaiso City Utilities Fluoride Commission will make a decision at its fifth meeting and formulate a report on it for the City Utilities Board. If it passes there, it will go on […]
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Prince George: City hopes to squelch fluoride lawsuit
City hall is seeking to have a class action lawsuit over fluoridation of Prince George’s water supply thrown out because the plaintiff is not a lawyer. According to a notice of application filed Thursday at the Prince George courthouse, only a person acting solely on his or her own behalf can pursue a legal action […]
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Dover. Editorial: Fluoridation has proved effective
Dover City Councilor Catherine Cheney wants to refight an old fight — over adding fluoride to Dover’s drinking water. This time, however, she wants a referendum vote which will let residents say no to fluoride in Dover’s municipal water supply. We appreciate, as should our readers, concerns about the safety of Dover’s water supply. But […]
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UK still licensing arms exports to Russia, say MPs
Excerpt: Licences to export arms worth millions of pounds to Russia remain in place despite fears Moscow is arming rebels in Ukraine, MPs have said. … The cross-party Commons Committees on Arms Export Controls said 31 UK licences had been halted or suspended. … A total of 251 licences worth at least £132m remained in […]
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Rockport: City health chiefs back continuing fluoride use
Gloucester’s public health leaders support the continued addition of fluoride to the city’s drinking water, but a local anti-fluoridation group is trying to have the mineral removed. The debate surfaced earlier in Rockport, where voters at an upcoming Town Meeting will decide whether to put a fluoride question on a ballot for the next local […]
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New Castle area: Chemical detection shuts public supply well
State health and utility officials are puzzling over detections of toxic chemicals used to make nonstick, non-stain coatings in two Artesian Water supply wells in the New Castle area, findings that prompted a full shutdown of the water sources. One of the two perfluorinated chemicals involved was detected at up to nine times higher than […]
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Sulfuryl hexafluoride: ARB fines Oxy subsidiary over $250,000 for a 50 lb gas leak
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) yesterday announced a settlement with a California oil company to resolve violations of a state greenhouse gas emissions regulation. Under the settlement, THUMS Long Beach Company was fined $254,100 for excessive emissions of sulfur hexafluoride (SF6). According to the ARB, SF6 is a potent greenhouse gas (GHG) with a […]
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Salina to vote on fluoridation
A petition to remove fluoride from Salina’s water supply was submitted on Monday to the city clerk. A grassroots organization called Salina Cares delivered the petition and its 2041 signatures to city clerk Shandi Wicks on July 21st. The petition is a request to the city of Salina to remove fluoride from the city’s public water […]
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Prince Geroge: Fluoride referendum question OK’d
The city is in a unique position when it comes to putting the fluoride question to a vote, according to the director of legislative services. During Monday night’s meeting, city council approved the wording of November’s referendum question regarding the continued addition of fluoride to the city’s drinking water. The question, as approved, will read: […]
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Fluoridation decision won’t affect local health experts
Dentists are adamant local voices won’t be drilled out, if fluoridation decisions are moved away from councils. It comes as Local Government New Zealand recommends moving that decision to a government level, saving council resources. But Mary Byrne of the Fluoride Action Network vehemently defends any time or money spend on the conversation. “Well we […]
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