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It’s in the water: The debate over fluoridation lives on in California and nationwide
Note from Fluoride Action Network: While the following article was first published on September 23 in USA today and rerun in several publications across the country, there’s a focus on California in this version that wasn’t in the original. There are also deletions and rewording of some paragraphs from the original. In the middle of […]
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Torrance residents, politicians call for ban on hydrofluoric acid at refinery
South Bay area politicians and activists on Monday called for a ban on an acid used at the Torrance refinery, speaking just hours after residents were presented with an unplanned flareup at the facility. Hydrofluoric acid is used in the refining of petroleum to create gasoline, but it can pose a danger to the public […]
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Ridding Torrance refinery of toxic acid would be costly, study finds
Switching the Torrance refinery from using highly toxic hydrofluoric acid to a different commercial process would cost about $103 million, concludes a new study, although the figure is disputed as too low by owner PBF Energy. The 41-page study, commissioned by the South Coast Air Quality Management District, also noted that while such a conversion […]
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San Diego Violates Fluoridation Law, Legal Action Taken
San Diego’s city council violated State and City laws by adding unnecessary fluoride chemicals into the water, according to a Writ of Mandamus filed by attorney Bernard King on August 9, 2016 which asks the court to require the City to obey fluoridation laws. San Diegans repeatedly voted against fluoridation. San Diego Law (Section 67.0101) prohibits fluoridation. However, a […]
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San Diego Violates Fluoridation Law, Legal Action Taken
San Diego’s city council violated State and City laws by adding unnecessary fluoride chemicals into the water, according to a Writ of Mandamus filed by attorney Bernard King on August 9, 2016 which asks the court to require the City to obey fluoridation laws. San Diegans repeatedly voted against fluoridation. San Diego Law (Section 67.0101) prohibits fluoridation. However, a […]
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Healdsburg: Court rules that city erred on fluoride ballot measure language
An attempt by the city of Healdsburg to alter the suggested language of an anti-fluoride ballot measure has been spurned by a Sonoma County judge. Fluoride opponnents, led by former Rohnert Park City Council member Dawna Gallagher, collected enough signatures to place a measure on the November ballot requiring the city to get written documentation […]
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Fluoride opponents claim court win on Healdsburg ballot measure language
In a sharp rebuke to Healdsburg officials and a victory for fluoride opponents, a Sonoma County judge has ordered the city to change its proposed language on a ballot question that asks voters to weigh in on use of the additive in the city’s water supply. Judge William Harrison found the city’s wording “misleading, inaccurate […]
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Healdsburg sued over ballot description of fluoride ban
Fluoride opponents have filed a lawsuit against Healdsburg over the language of a November ballot initiative that asks voters to weigh in on the use of the additive in the city’s water supply. The lawsuit filed Thursday seeks to force the city to duplicate the language of the petitions that were circulated to place the […]
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Healdsburg fluoridation struggle continues
Two years after overwhelming supporting fluoridation of their city water, Healdsburg voters will again weigh in on the issue. But the ballot language approved by the City Council Monday appears headed toward a court challenge. The question approved by the City Council Monday on a 4-1 vote is straightforward: “Shall the City of Healdsburg stop […]
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South Bay lawmaker, activists claim AQMD study of toxic acid used at Torrance refinery is flawed
A leading South Bay lawmaker and critic of safety at the former ExxonMobil refinery in Torrance has renewed his criticism of a regulatory study aimed at discovering whether a commercially viable alternative to the use of highly toxic hydrofluoric acid exists. In his second letter in the past three months to the South Coast Air […]
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