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Calgary councillor revisits fluoride study request
A nearly-identical motion by Diane Colley-Urquhart was defeated 9-5 in 2016 Coun. Diane Colley-Urquhart is reviving a motion she brought forward more than two years ago in the hope that a new slate of councillors will see Calgary water fluoridation a little differently. Her notice of motion, which goes before council on Monday, is literally […]
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Councillor calls for open minds ahead of motion on review of fluoride research
Ward 13 councillor Diane Colley-Urquhart is asking her fellow council members to review the research before cementing their opinion on whether fluoride should be reintroduced into Calgary’s water supply. “These are well-respected, objective researchers that can look at all the evidence that’s out there and examine (it) and bring back their recommendations and their findings […]
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PG&E Phases Out SF6 Greenhouse Gas
California utility formulates a plan to eliminate the use of SF6 in all high-voltage gas-insulated equipment. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.’s Sustainability Leadership Council challenged its Substation Asset Strategy department to come up with a plan to phase out the use of sulfur hexafluoride in all high-voltage gas-insulated equipment. Like carbon dioxide, SF6 is a […]
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Letter to Sandy Residents from the Salt Lake County Health Department
February 20, 2019 Dear Resident: The Salt Lake County Health Department is following-up on your household’s possible exposure to high levels of fluoride, copper, and lead due to a malfunction in part of the Sandy City water system. Ingesting high levels of fluoride can cause stomach and intestinal discomfort, including nausea and vomiting, and may […]
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4 cr [40 million] rural Indians drink metal-contaminated water
More than four crore people in rural India drink water contaminated by heavy metals, fluoride, arsenic, and nitrate. West Bengal is the worst-affected with 39 per cent of India’s affected population living in that State. About 1.57 crore rural residents of Bengal drink metal-contaminated water. Rajasthan has 65 lakh rural people putting their health at […]
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Sandy public utilities director on paid administrative leave in wake of fluoride event
SANDY — Mayor Kurt Bradburn announced Wednesday his director of public utilities will be on paid leave while an independent investigation probes the inadvertent release of concentrated fluoride into a portion of the city’s drinking water system. Bradburn said the move regarding Tom Ward is best for the city as the “fact gathering process plays […]
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Sandy City Council will hire technical experts to investigate water contamination
See original article SANDY, Utah (KUTV) — Tuesday night, the Sandy City Council voted unanimously, 7-0, to launch its own investigation into the contaminated water crisis. The meeting drew a larger-than-normal crowd as council members made a motion and debated how best to investigate how fluoride, lead and copper got into the city’s drinking water. […]
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After Sandy crisis, some Salt Lake County leaders want to remove fluoride from tap water
After a fluoride pump malfunctioned and flooded parts of Sandy’s water system with unsafe amounts of the mineral last week, some residents and lawmakers are issuing calls to reconsider a ballot initiative voters passed more than 18 years ago that required fluoride in Salt Lake County’s water. Among them is Salt Lake County Councilwoman Aimee […]
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City Council authorizes water fluoridation survey
SHERIDAN, WYO. – A city council in northern Wyoming has voted to authorize a survey regarding the continued fluoridation of the city’s water supply. The Sheridan Press reports that Sheridan Utilities Director Dan Roberts says the city will mail surveys to the 12,353 addresses served by Sheridan’s water supply that will include a brief letter […]
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Frustrated residents want more answers after Sandy water crisis
(KUTV) — Sandy Mayor Kurt Bradburn held a town hall meeting Monday evening that lasted nearly four hours. Residents packed Mount Jordan Middle School with questions about how fluoride leaked into the water system, in some cases causing high levels of lead and copper in the water. The mayor and his Utilities Director Tom Ward […]
United States, Utah