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Tennessee: Fluoride up for vote
Legislative action on a bill that would give Tennesseans the opportunity to vote on fluoridating community water statewide has been deferred until Tuesday. District 90 State Rep. John DeBerry, D-Memphis, brought forth the bill that, if passed, would allow the public to vote on the controversial issue. District 57 State Rep. Susan Lynn, R-Mt. Juliet, […]
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Tennessee: Fluoride issue back on table?
District 57 State Rep. Susan Lynn says in a newsletter the public may have an opportunity to vote on the fluoridation of community water if an upcoming proposed bill passes – and after listing possible side effects from over-consuming fluoride – hopes those citizens will vote with caution if such a project is presented. The […]
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Fears refuel old fights over fluoride in East TN
Fears, fights, and conspiracies over fluoride in community water supplies are practically a national pastime throughout the United States. Cities across the country started adding fluoride to their water supply more than 68 years ago to fight tooth decay. Even with decades of use and millions of people consuming the treated water, objections to fluoridation […]
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Mountain City considering ending fluoridation
Excerpt: Another change discussed by the board involved the city’s use of fluoride in its water. With the announcement that the state will no longer be paying for regular fluoride testing, water plants manager Andy Garland noted that the cost of adding fluoride to the city water supply would now be almost $11,000 a year. […]
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Y-12: Oak Ridge treasure — national resource/A look back at Union Carbide’s first 20 years in nuclear energy
Union Carbide Nuclear Division, which started out as Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Co., operated the Atomic Energy Commission/Energy Research and Development Administration/Department of Energy sites in Oak Ridge, Paducah, Ky., and Portsmouth, Ohio, until 1984, some 40 years. The report this series of articles are documenting covered only the first 20 years. I am working […]
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Worker at Valero’s Memphis refinery dies
A worker at Valero Energy Corp.’s Memphis refinery died Monday after being exposed to a mixture of propane and hydrofluoric acid. A contract worker and two firefighters also were hospitalized, in noncritical condition. The Valero worker died at the hospital, said Martha Deacon, a spokeswoman for the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Deacon […]
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‘High-risk components’ removed from K-25
URS/CH2M Oak Ridge LLC (UCOR) has removed one of the highest risk components remaining in the East Tennessee Technology Park’s (ETTP) K-25 building, with the successful crane removal of five components known as NaF traps. The NaF traps contain a material that was used to absorb uranium from the process system and were in the […]
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Oliver Springs fluoride debate put on ballot
OLIVER SPRINGS (WATE) – A heated debate erupted Thursday night in Oliver Springs as the town’s water board considered removing fluoride from the town’s water supply. After a lengthy discussion, the board decided to give Oliver Springs citizens the final say. The board voted to place the question of fluoridation on the August 2014 ballot. Studies […]
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Oliver Springs seeks to stop putting fluoride in city water
OLIVER SPRINGS — The long-simmering controversy over putting fluoride in public water supplies, which has raged off and on for decades, has reignited here. The town’s Water Board has voted to quit adding the chemical to the water, expressing concern that it is a hazardous substance. An Oak Ridge dentist, meanwhile, is waging a one-man […]
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Greenfield: State Says City Has Option to Stop Fluoridation
EXCERPT: The Greenfield City Board met Tuesday evening to discuss the town’s business, with the most notable items on the agenda focusing on beautifying the downtown area… Director of Public Works Tony Stout then told board members he had received a letter from the state informing him that the board has the option of discontinuing […]
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