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Oberon: Two towns are 48kms apart. One has twice as much tooth decay
For 40 years, dental therapist Jennifer James has had the “unique experience” of treating children in Bathurst, which has fluoride in its water, and 48 kilometres away in Oberon, which doesn’t. “The difference out here working is that you see twice as much tooth decay in children, twice as many fillings, twice as many extractions. […]
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Two Major Legal Victories in Federal Court Case to End Water Fluoridation
Story at-a-glance Fluoride Action Network (FAN) is among a coalition of environmental, medical and health groups suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ban artificial water fluoridation FAN has recently won two major legal victories, defeating efforts by the EPA to dismiss the case and limit the evidence that can be considered Legal experts […]
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Fluoridation on trial: Coverage lacking
Largely unseen, a lawsuit that aims to outlaw public water fluoridation is moving forward in the federal District Court of Northern California. In earthquake-prone California, this suit could eventually shake a pillar of U.S. public health policy. Hundreds of studies showing fluoride’s detrimental effects on the human brain constitute the heart of the lawsuit. They […]
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Owen Sound: Fluoride question to be left off ballot
A request to have a question regarding fluoride in Owen Sound’s drinking water on the municipal election ballot has been denied. The city announced Friday that a petition requesting that the ballot for the 2018 municipal election include a question about the removal of fluoride from the city’s drinking water did not meet a requirement […]
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Update on the Movement Against Water Fluoridation
Story at-a-glance Over the past 18 years, the Fluoride Action Network (FAN) has facilitated the removal of fluoride from the water supplies of hundreds of communities in North America, Canada and Europe FAN has filed an historic lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under a provision in the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Under […]
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Concerns linger in fallout of Husky fire
(Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com) Smoke from the fire at Husky Energy could be seen for miles. More than 100 people turned out Wednesday night at Zion Lutheran Church to hear from scientists and a water protector from the Fond du Lac tribe about the potential lasting effects of a fire April 26 at Husky Energy […]
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Is the fluoride added to our drinking water unconstitutional?
Did you know that there is fluoride added to our drinking water, even though numerous studies prove it is bad for our health? In September 2001 the Department of Health legislated to add fluoride to South Africa’s drinking water in order to reduce the risk of dental cavities for South Africans who don’t use fluoride […]
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North Texas Municipal Water District fights critics with a dirty Web trick
Let’s start with a dirty trick. Is the North Texas Municipal Water District playing honest with its almost 2 million customers when it disputes Erin Brockovich and says its water is as pure as a mountain stream? The Watchdog doesn’t know the answer to that scientific question yet, but I can tell you something the […]
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Oldham’s oral health improves significantly, the biggest change in Greater Manchester
[Note from FAN: Oldham is not fluoridated] Oldham Council is celebrating the results of a national oral health survey, showing it is the local authority that has made the biggest improvement in Greater Manchester. Oldham Council is celebrating the results of a national oral health survey, showing it is the local authority that has made […]
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Metro eyes St. Paul Park refinery following Superior explosion
ST. PAUL PARK — The St. Paul Park refinery, recently sold to Marathon Petroleum, is under fire from legislators and the community for housing hydrogen fluoride after the explosion at Husky Energy refinery in Superior, Wis. The Star Tribune reported last week that records found at the Chicago Environmental Protection Agency office record a “worst-case” […]
United States, Minnesota Oil Refineries