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‘Forever Chemicals’ Ruin Dairies
CLOVIS, N.M. (DTN) — Food may be the next frontier in research on a wide array of potentially toxic chemicals increasingly showing up in drinking water and groundwater nationally. Art Schaap and Fred Stone milk dairy cows more than 2,000 miles from each other, but right now, neither one of them can sell their milk. […]
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Springfield fluoride issue fails, will not be added to city water
UPDATE: 10 p.m. The Springfield city fluoride issue failed at the balllot box Tuesday. More than 53 percent of voters rejected the issue. *A subscription is needed to access this article (which has little other information on the vote) at https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/local/springfield-fluoride-issue-fails-will-not-added-city-water/3wghRVBgKkSq9KkK4ktL7M/ Print PDF
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Springfield voters set to decide whether to add fluoride to city water
Springfield residents will head to the polls Nov. 6 to decide whether they want to add fluoride to the city water supply. Those in favor of the move say it will improve oral health in the city and say the limited amount of fluoride added to the water poses no health risks. Those against adding […]
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Lawsuit demands 3M pay for PFC medical studies nationwide
Ohio class action targets nonstick chemical implicated in groundwater contamination. An unusual federal lawsuit against 3M Co. and other manufacturers of a widely used nonstick chemical demands that the companies pay for nationwide medical studies to measure its health impact on hundreds of millions of people who now carry it in their blood. The class-action […]
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Hazmat crew responds to scene in Warren County
WARREN COUNTY — UPDATE @ 1:30 p.m.: Emergency crews responded today after chemicals used to treat water from a Warren County wellfield were incorrectly mixed, according to an official with the county Water & Sewer Department. About 10 gallons of bleach were incorrectly mixed into a fluoride tank, creating a reaction, said Chris Brausch, director of […]
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Springfield OKs ballot measure seeking voter approval for fluoride
Springfield city commissioners voted Tuesday to move ahead with a proposal that would allow voters to decide whether to add fluoride to the city’s water supply. The vote Tuesday will allow the city to file the appropriate paper work with the Clark County Board of Elections putting the issue on the ballot, said Bryan Heck, […]
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Springfield City commission to review fluoride ballot proposal
Springfield City Commissioners will vote Tuesday on whether to put a measure on the ballot this fall to fluoridate the public water supply. If approved, voters would likely decide in November on whether to add fluoride to the water in Springfield and New Carlisle, said Charles Patterson, commissioner of the Clark County Combined Health District. […]
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MOV Health Department to offer low-cost dental exams for students on April 20
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) – On April 20, the Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department will offer low-cost dental exams and other dental procedures to students who need them before the Fall 2018 semester starts. West Virginia state law requires all students entering Pre-K, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 7th Grade or 12th Grade in the Fall to have documentation […]
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Fluoridation debate continues in Clark County
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – City officials in central Ohio are considering fluoridating the municipal water supply to combat poor dental health. The Springfield News-Sun reports Clark County Health Commissioner Charles Patterson urges Springfield city commissioners to allow a referendum vote in November on fluoridating the water supply. A state Department of Health study says about two-thirds […]
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Springfield fluoride issue rejected for May ballot, may be on in fall
Springfield residents won’t vote at the polls to add fluoride to its public water supply in May, but the issue could be placed on the ballot in November. Springfield city commissioners rejected this week an emergency ordinance to allow the issue to be placed on the ballot in May. The commission needed four votes for […]
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