latest news:
Showing 10 of 17145 Articles:
-
Fluoride may have trickle-down effect
Sandy Golden is upset by the prospect of fluoridation without representation. A Duquesne resident, Golden said she feels that Joplin is trying to impose its will on her family. “Just because Joplin thinks it is a good idea (to fluoridate the city’s water) doesn’t make me believe it is necessary,” she said. “I don’t have […]
United States, Missouri -
Issaquah indefinitely postpones decision over fluoridation
The city of Issaquah has indefinitely postponed a decision on whether to add fluoride to city drinking water. Some cities, including Seattle, fluoridate their water in an effort to prevent tooth decay. Nancy Davidson, Issaquah City Council president, said a few residents and dentists broached the topic in late 2003, when the city was considering […]
United States, Washington State -
Auburn, Derry won’t vote on fluoride
MANCHESTER — Auburn and Derry voters will not be voting in Tuesday’s primary election on whether they want fluoride in water supplied by Manchester Water Works. Hillsborough County Superior Court Judge Philip P. Mangones yesterday denied a request by fluoride opponents for a court order requiring a vote in the two communities on fluoride. Assistant […]
United States, New Hampshire -
Koop urges support of fluoride in water supply
MANCHESTER — A group of health experts, including former Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett Koop, yesterday urged city voters and those in surrounding towns to approve continued fluoridation of the public water supply. “Fluoridation is the single most important commitment a community can make to public health,” Koop said during a press conference at the […]
United States, New Hampshire -
AP govt promises funds for removing fluoride from water
Andhra Pradesh government would mobilize Rs 600 crore for providing safe drinking water for the fluoride-affected villages across the state, Chief Minister YS Rajasekhar Reddy said on Friday. “We are determined to pool in the required funds for taking up permanent measures to tackle fluorosis problem,” Reddy said while inaugurating a seminar on `Sustainable Policy […]
India -
Right to vote on fluoride is argued in court
MANCHESTER — Voters in Auburn and Derry will learn as early as today whether they can vote Tuesday on the fluoride that the Manchester Water Works puts in the drinking water supply. Without an order from the court, voters in Manchester, Bedford, Goffstown, Londonderry and Hooksett — but not Derry and Auburn — will be […]
United States, New Hampshire -
Escondido’s decision on fluoridation could change
ESCONDIDO – There’s a chance that the city’s decision to add fluoride to its water supply could be reversed, depending on the outcome of this fall’s City Council race. The council approved fluoridation on a 3-2 vote in 2001, with council members Ed Gallo and Marie Waldron dissenting. With two council seats open in the […]
United States, California -
Spill corrodes reputation for aiding environment
TAMPA – A month ago, Cargill Crop Nutrition received an award for its environmental stewardship. On Tuesday, company representatives stood watch as government officials surveyed the environmental damage created when the fertilizer manufacturer dumped 60-million gallons of acidic water into a creek leading to Hillsborough Bay. Water in the bay tested normal on Tuesday, but […]
Phosphate Industry -
An unacceptable breach
Huge, slow-moving tropical storms are bound to damage roads, utilities and buildings in the Tampa Bay area, but the mountainous spill of acidic waste from Cargill Crop Nutrition is not an acceptable casualty of Frances. A wall along one side of the 10-story-high phosphogypsum stack broke Sunday, presumably under the strain of heavy wind and […]
Phosphate Industry -
Cargill Was Told Thin Berm A Threat
TAMPA – State authorities warned a fertilizer company a month ago that it was holding too much acidic wastewater behind a dike that was too thin atop a 180-foot-high gypsum stack. Storm-driven waves broke through the dike Sunday, spilling millions of gallons of polluted water into a creek that feeds Hillsborough Bay. As the water […]
Phosphate Industry