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Spokane City Council moves forward with amended fluoridation proposal
SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane is now one step closer toward potentially adding fluoride to the city’s drinking water. There’s a consensus amongst health experts that fluoridated water benefits dental health, especially that of children, but Spokane voters have rejected fluoridation proposals three times in the past. In the fall of 2020, Spokane City Council moved […]
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City of Spokane will considers fluoride study funded by $600,000 grant
City officials are set to study water fluoridation. (DAN PELLE/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW) The city of Spokane is poised to study the feasibility of adding fluoride to its water supply. Pending the City Council’s approval on Monday, the city plans to use $600,000 in grant funding to study fluoridation. Under a proposed amendment to a contract […]
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City of Spokane eyes fluoride study
City officials are set to study water fluoridation. (DAN PELLE/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW) The city of Spokane is poised to study the feasibility of adding fluoride to its water supply. Pending the City Council’s approval on Monday, the city plans to use $600,000 in grant funding to study fluoridation. Under a proposed amendment to a contract approved last […]
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In a Win for Healthy Air, Washington Won’t Burn Toxic PFAS Chemicals
The U.S. government has a dangerous plan to get rid of hazardous “forever chemicals.” Earthjustice is on the case to stop them. Marines use firefighting foam during a live fire training exercise aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in North Carolina in August 2013. PFAS chemicals in firefighting foam have contaminated hundreds of military […]
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Three candidates step forward to serve northeast Spokane on City Council
Excerpts …Three candidates are vying to replace outgoing Spokane City Councilwoman Kate Burke. Burke has represented the district since winning election in 2017, but announced earlier this year that she would not seek a second term, leaving the race wide open. Luc Jasmin III, Naghmana Sherazi and Jonathan Bingle will appear on the primary election […]
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Fertilizer maker fined $25,500 for air quality violations
Penalty is third in two years for Pasco-based Pacific Northwest Solutions SPOKANE – A Pasco fertilizer manufacturer was fined $25,500 by the Washington Department of Ecology for operating a mobile fertilizer reactor without an air quality permit. Fertilizer production can release ammonia and fluoride, both toxic gases that can be dangerous to people.The penalty is the […]
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Spokane. Letter: Fluoridation complicates restaurants by Jacob Ford
I’m the executive chef of a local restaurant with 21 years in the restaurant industry and take pride in serving delicious, wholesome and – above all – safe food. A recent letter to the editor said that water fluoridation was good for community health. I don’t believe that anything could be further from the truth […]
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Scientists Created a Mint That Whitens Teeth (Better Than Gels) And Rebuilds Tooth Enamel at the Same Time
Note from Fluoride Action Network: Dr. Gary T. Chiodo, professor and Dean of the University of Washington’s School of Dentistry is an active proponent of fluoridation in the campaign to fluoridate the city of Spokane. This may cast a pall over the safety of the lozenge that the School of Dentistry is involved in making. […]
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Spokane. Letter: Fluoridation doesn’t deliver, by Lynne Campbell.
Dentist James Sledge (5/30 op-ed) says fluoridation would significantly reduce tooth decay in Spokane’s kids. But is this supported by data? Science? Not really. The largest-ever survey of American children (NIDR, 1986-87) found nearly identical decay rates in the always- versus never-fluoridated groups – an only 0.6 tooth surface difference, or about half a cavity […]
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Spokane: Letter. A boon for oral health by Lisa Bilich
As a department chair in charge of a nonprofit public health dental hygiene clinic, I see the consequences of the lack of water fluoridation on a daily basis. The majority of patients utilizing the clinic are the most vulnerable to poor oral health. Water fluoridation will address inequities for families living in poverty. These patients […]
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