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Fluoride overwhelmingly rejected in Tooele
Tooele voters have turned down a fluoridation proposal for a third time. Despite new residents that proponents thought might be more inclined to vote for fluoridation, it was defeated by a larger margin than in the 1999 election. Jim Busico of Tooele, a local realtor and fluoride critic, said the anti-fluoride activists were successful in […]
United States, Utah -
Fluoride narrowly leading in Bellingham
A proposal to fluoridate Bellingham’s water supply was narrowly leading in early returns Tuesday night. The fluoridation measure had about 51 percent of the vote by 9:25 p.m. About 9,100 votes had been tallied. “I’m certainly hoping that will open up a little bit, but we’ll take 51 percent,” said Curt Smith, co-chair of Bellingham […]
United States, Washington State -
Bethany begins fluoridation of water to comply with state law
The Town of Bethany will add fluoride to its public water system beginning Nov. 7 to comply with state law, according to the Division of Public Health’s Office of Drinking Water. Under Senate Bill 173, passed in 1998, municipal water supplies must fluoridate their water. There is no established time frame for compliance. For more […]
United States, Delaware -
Fluoride bill a turnoff
Local officials might hold widely differing views on the merits of fluoridation, but most say they oppose legislation that would require Massachusetts cities and towns to add the cavity-fighting compound to public water supplies. “I’m against mandating that on communities,” said state Rep. Betty Poirier, R-North Attleboro. “They all have a board of health in […]
United States, Massachusetts -
‘Water fluoridation invalidates new EU Medicines Directive in Ireland’
A prominent environmental group has claimed that water fluoridation in Ireland invalidates a new EU Medicines Directive. “A key EU Directive, 2004/ 27/EC, Medicinal Products for Human Use, which came into force across the EU on October 30, will not be capable of being transposed into Irish law until the Government ends drinking water fluoridation. […]
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Fluoride back on Tooele ballot
TOOELE — When residents here vote next week, they will be asked whether they want fluoride added to their drinking water, six years after voters defeated that same idea by a nearly two-to-one margin. Tooele dentist Dr. Clair Vernon and Tooele County Health Department director Myron Bateman asked the City Council last month to consider […]
United States, Utah -
Fluoride flap in Dorval
The fluoridation of Dorval’s drinking water became a hot municipal election topic last week, when mayoral candidate Brent Hussey accused outgoing Mayor Peter Yeomans of not advising residents that their water has not been fluoridated for almost two years. Yeomans, however, claimed that the public was notified through the media and that he had spoken […]
Canada, Quebec -
Guntown may add fluoride to water; citizens protest
GUNTOWN – Officials are considering whether to add fluoride to the town’s drinking water, despite one resident’s objections. “Several home and business owners locally have been discussing the upcoming meeting and many are opposed to the thought of fluoride in their drinking water,” wrote Ann Myers, owner of Guntown Antiques, in a letter to Town […]
United States, Mississippi -
Fluoride backers file ad complaint
An advertising insert calling fluoride “toxic waste” violates several state election laws, a complaint from a political action committee trying to add fluoride to Bellingham’s drinking water claims. Bellingham Families Fluoride filed a complaint with the state’s Public Disclosure Commission saying the advertisement is from an unregistered political action committee calling itself Clean Water Health […]
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Homer council votes to stop fluoridation
When it comes to fluoride in drinking water, Homer village trustees say keep it out. Right now, the village adds one part fluoride per million gallons of water to the drinking supply. Tuesday night, the board voted 3 to 2 to stop doing that. “It seems like in every report that we have, it seems […]
United States, New York