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Potsdam can expect new fluoridation system in spring
POTSDAM — The village can expect its new water fluoridation system to be in place next spring. At the Board of Trustees meeting Oct. 21, Mike Tamblin and Charles Prior of Environmental Design and Research (EDR), a consulting engineering firm, reported they are about to open bidding for purchase and installation of new fluoride hardware […]
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Colgate-Palmolive. The Effects of Water Fluoridation on Cognitive Function: The Story Continues
TO GET C.E. CREDITS FOR THIS ARTICLE PLEASE LOGIN OR REGISTER here On August 19, 2019 a paper published in JAMA Pediatrics1 reported an epidemiologic study from Canada that examined the relationship of pregnant women’s exposure to water fluoridation during pregnancy to the intelligent quotient (IQ) of their children. A reduction in IQ scores was […]
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A History of Water Fluoridation in California: Lessons Learned
*Original article, with Tables, at https://www.cda.org/Portals/0/journal/journal_112019.pdf Abstract Water fluoridation is the most effective measure in preventing caries. This article examines the history, and lessons learned, of water fluoridation in California tracing referenda and decisions by administrative bodies. Progress was slow until a breakthrough when Assembly Bill 733, the fluoridated drinking water act, became law in […]
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EPA Continues Progress Under PFAS Action Plan
WASHINGTON ?— As part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) extensive efforts to help communities address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the PFAS Action Plan, the Agency is releasing the Systematic Review Protocol for five PFAS toxicity assessments for a 45-day public comment period. The assessments are being developed under the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Program. […]
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Point Breeze residents protest refinery meeting, saying they’ve been left out of planning process
Shara Dae Howard/KYW Newsradio PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Residents in Point Breeze protested a meeting discussing Sunoco’s Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refinery clean up program Thursday evening, saying they’ve been left out of the process. Dozens of protestors shouting “We have a right to breath” blocked the doors of a meeting held by the city and […]
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Long Islanders Wisely Rejected Fluoridation
Gov’t Never Studied Brain Effects Before Assuring Fluoridation Safety Because of smart informed activists, no Long Island water supplier adds unnecessary fluoride chemicals into the public drinking water attempting to prevent tooth decay in tap water drinkers. But New York City does. And legislators might start tapping into NYC’s fluoridated water soon to remedy LI’s […]
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Children’s Dental Health Project (CDHP) is shutting down
Note from Fluoridation Action Network The CDHP was at the forefront of fluoridation led by PR expert Matt Jacob who doesn’t work at CDHP anymore. Jacob has his own consulting firm, Jacob Strategies LLC, and is “a communications consultant” for the American Fluoridation Society. Jacob earned his fluoridation chops successfully lobbying for the fluoridation mandate […]
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City of Fredericksburg: Fluoride limitation fails
A fright about fluoride led by activists brought out voters, who agreed with their dentists and rejected a City of Fredericksburg charter amendment that sought to prevent the city from putting a fluoride additive into its water supply. Opposed by the entire local dental community and many doctors, voters turned out to vote “no” to […]
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Public Trust in Tap Water May Hinge on Fluoride Link to Child IQ
National Academies committee to review finding that high fluoride exposure could decrease children’s IQ Final assessment could influence local governments’ decisions to fluoridate water supplies A federal agency’s preliminary finding that high concentrations of fluoride may decrease children’s IQ will, if finalized, be hard to explain to the public, scientists said Nov. 6. The National […]
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North Attleboro. Editorial: Our View: Arrogance at North’s DPW
Pretend that your boss ordered you to do something. Now, pretend you ignored that order — for eight years. And you not only ignored the order, but you kept it hidden from your boss that entire time. What would you expect? You would expect to be fired, of course. We expect nothing less should happen […]
United States, Massachusetts
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