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Skagit County: Water fluoridation may not happen at all
(MOUNT VERNON)- The Skagit County Commissioners are expected to change their minds about water fluoridation. They’ll vote Tuesday morning whether to reverse their 2007 order requiring Skagit Public Utility District Number One to add fluoride to its water system. Skagit PUD has been unable to negotiate a contract with the Washington Dental Service Foundation, which […]
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How safe will Longview’s Mint Farm water wells be?
Last June, the Longview City Council voted to switch the municipal water supply from the Cowlitz River to a deep aquifer that would be tapped through a series of wells drilled at the Mint Farm Industrial Park. The decision sparked outrage and disbelief among some community members, who were shocked that city leaders would choose […]
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New commissioner may help cancel fluoride decision
Fluoride may not be added to Skagit County’s water supply after all. A two-month deadline extension for fluoridating the Skagit PUD’s water supply apparently isn’t really about giving the utility district time to set up a system. It seems that it’s more about changing the plan altogether. Two of the county’s three commissioners confirmed Tuesday […]
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Ferndale refinery listed as ‘high-hazard’ over chemical leak danger
ConocoPhillips Refinery near Ferndale has been listed as one of 303 high-hazard chemical facilities in the U.S. in a report released by the Center for American Progress. The center, a nonpartisan research and education institute, identified ConocoPhillips and other facilities as “high-hazard” because of the type of chemicals they use and the number of people […]
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Spokane: Dentists say failure to fluoridate amounts to health discrimination
Excerpt: … Spokane has a record of poor oral health; dentists and medical officials point to the community’s refusal to add fluoride to its drinking water. Most of the country’s major metropolitan centers fluoridate their municipal water supplies. Dentists say the failure to fluoridate amounts to health discrimination against the children of poor families. Those […]
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Yesterday’s pollution slows today’s economy
Though it is easy and often convenient to lament the onerous and time-consuming nature of environmental laws, a good example of how far we’ve come and why those rules and regulations are so important is the former Reynolds Metals Co. site in Longview. Stories by Daily News reporter Amy M.E. Fischer on Sunday showed how […]
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Owners of former Reynolds plant shift focus to below-ground contamination
A cleanup of the contaminated Longview industrial site where Reynolds Metals Co. made aluminum for 60 years will take roughly three more years and cost a total of about $65 million, the owners of the property say. Dozens of workers have been dismantling the defunct smelter and cleaning up buildings and old aluminum potlines over […]
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Reynolds site contamination timeline
Here’s a quick look at some of the pollution issues and complaints involving Reynolds Metals Co. since the aluminum plant opened in 1941: 1946: Reynolds installs a $500,000 fume control system that hoses dangerous fumes from potlines into local drainage ditches. 1948: Dozens of farmers and dairymen begin filing lawsuits in federal court against the […]
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Othello: City discusses capital projects and Well No. 6
Excerpts: Water Fund – Drill and equipment for new Well No. 9 ($1,000,000). Electronic read meters ($50,000). Well No. 6 Water Quality Study ($50,000). Water Comprehensive Plan update ($10,000). … According to Lindsey, approximately a quarter of the well’s water production comes from above the pump intake, above 780 feet below ground. A third of […]
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Othello makes progress with well
OTHELLO – A source of fluoride in well 6 was located and the Othello City Council is working to determine a plan to block a large identified source. The well is approximately 1,200 feet deep and produces more than 3,000 gallons of water per minute. It’s the largest well in the city. The council has […]
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