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Corning Fluoride Vote Rescinded
CORNING — Fluoridating Corning’s water supply is no longer an issue — at least for now. Monday night the Corning City Council voted 7-2 to rescind its November 2006 vote to fluoridate the water. That means everything fluoride-related the council has worked on since then is null-and-void. City Manager Mark Ryckman will no longer work […]
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No one is about to grin and bear it over divisive issue
FORGET the Catholic versus Protestant, Collingwood versus Essendon or Ford versus Holden arguments, fluoridation has hit a sensitive nerve. The imminent forced addition of fluoride to water supplies in Warrnambool, Allansford, Koroit and Hamilton is shaping up to be a dogged battle between the community and the Government. Amid the confusing array of technical medical […]
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Palerang fluoridation gets thumbs up
NSW Health has applauded the decision of Palerang Council to add flouride to water supplies in Braidwood, Bungendore and Captains Flat. John Irving from the department’s Teeth for Health program said the decision reflected exactly what the community wanted – and needed. “There is an increasing realisation that oral health and general health are related […]
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Australia: Toxic foam floats over Darwin
TOXIC fire-fighting foam phased out by fire brigades years ago because of health concerns has drifted into Darwin suburbs after an electrical fault at a defence base. The US-made foam was emitted yesterday by an automatic fire suppression system at the Darwin RAAF base and blew into nearby suburbs, authorities said. A Northern Territory defence […]
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Fluoridation sound health, fiscal policy
For the past 60 years, one scientific study after another have proven that adding fluoride to water supplies is a safe and effective method to significantly reduce tooth decay for those who consume the water. The time is now for Pennsylvania to join other states in requiring water systems to fluoridate their supplies to the […]
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Sulfur hexafluoride: Pentagon to test invisible gases in Crystal City (Virginia)
WASHINGTON – The Pentagon is scheduled to release an odorless, invisible, and yes, harmless, gases into the city Thursday to test how quickly they spread through buildings, officials said. The test is part of the military’s national security preparation for the capital area. Over the past few years, the defense agency has worked with Arlington […]
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City revisits manager’s role on issue of fluoride
CORNING — The Corning City Council will decide Monday whether City Manager Mark Ryckman should continue planning for fluoridation of the municipality’s water supply. The council, which meets at 7 p.m. at Corning City Hall, will consider a proposal that Mayor Tom Reed says is designed to clarify Ryckman’s fluoridation role prior to a referendum […]
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Dryden to go to polls on fluoridation
Dryden residents will vote next month on whether fluoride should be added to the municipal water supply. The question will be put to voters in a byelection plebiscite slated for April 14. The city issued a public notice this week to eligible voters, stating that the city will not be using vote-by-mail for this byelection. […]
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Presstek hit with $125k fine over ’06 leak at Mass. plant
Hudson-based Presstek faces $125,000 in environmental fines for a 2006 chemical spill at its South Hadley, Mass., plant. The spill evacuated neighbors within a mile radius and caused next-day school closings. Presstek is accused of violating federal Environmental Protection Agency laws when it failed to report the hazardous chemical spill Oct. 30, 2006, according to […]
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Massachusetts Presstek faces $125k EPA fine for release of 750 pounds of hydrofluoric acid
Presstek faces a fine of more than $125,000 for alleged environmental violations relating to a 2006 chemical spill at its plant in South Hadley, Mass. In an administrative complaint, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says that the Hudson-based provider of printing equipment released some 750 pounds of hydrofluoric acid — “an extremely hazardous chemical,” according […]
United States, Massachusetts Chemical Industry