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In Our View: Farewell fluoride
Better late than never, as the saying goes. Wednesday, the Arkansas Senate Public Education, Welfare and Labor Committee put an end – for this legislative session anyway – to a bill that would have required municipal water systems to add fluoride to drinking water. The reason: Arkansans wouldn’t swallow this intrusion from the Legislature into […]
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Fluoride plan loses steam
LITTLE ROCK-A push to require fluoridation of Arkansas water systems serving more than 5,000 people stalled in a Senate committee Wednesday. The legislation failed to win an endorsement from the Senate Public Education, Welfare and Labor Committee, and the sponsor said he would not bring it before the panel for another vote. “I feel bad […]
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Something in the Water
Portlanders have voted down fluoridation three times, but now the state Legislature may force it down our throats-literally. A bill that would pressure Portland and most of Oregon to put fluoride in drinking-water supplies-and also potentially add harmful substances such as lead and arsenic-heads to the Oregon Senate after passing the state House last week. […]
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Fluoride Bill Fails In Senate Committee
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Efforts to mandate water fluoridation in larger Arkansas communities ended Wednesday after supporters fell short of a majority in the Senate Public Health Committee. Legislators failed to pass a bill that would require communities of 5,000 or more to put fluoride in their water systems. Supporters say fluoride is safe, economical […]
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Fluoride debate widespread
Fluoride advocates in Southern California had 18 million reasons to cheer two years ago. That’s when the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, the state’s largest water agency, voted to fluoridate its water supply, which reaches 18 million customers. “That’s probably one of our biggest successes,” said Gayle Mathe, a policy analyst for the California […]
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Fluoride a local concern: State shouldn’t mandate cavity-fighting chemical
The Oregon House of Representatives stepped out of character last week by approving a bill requiring that cities with populations of more than 10,000 add fluoride to their water. The Republicans who control the House would ordinarily be presumed to oppose state mandates of this sort, and also to resist improving collective well-being at the […]
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Group wants powerful acid out of BP’s plant
TEXAS CITY — BP’s operations in the United States have the worst safety record in the industry, according to a consumer advocacy group that wants tons of dangerous acid removed from the energy giant’s Texas City refinery. The Texas Public Interest Research Group, which last year released a report on accidents ranging from small oil […]
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North Attleboro fluoride vote up for debate
PLAINVILLE – A vote by the North Attleboro Board of Health last week to stop fluoridating the public water supply has been met locally with both enthusiasm and reserve, with some cheering the neighboring town’s board on and others taking a “we’ll wait and see if it sticks” stance. What it means to Plainville is […]
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Anti-fluoride stand backed
CHICOPEE – Aldermen are being asked to reject a state proposal that would fluoridate Chicopee’s water supply. The Public Safety Committee voted Monday against the state Legislature’s Oral Health Bill, which would overturn current law allowing communities to vote on fluoridating their water. “We wanted to go on record as being against it,” said At-large […]
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Texas City Refinery Explosion Verifies Need for Safer Chemicals
Hazardous chemicals at BP Amoco’s Texas City refinery exploded early Wednesday afternoon, March 23, killing 14 and injuring over 100. The massive explosion also destroyed buildings and vehicles, and shook residents’ homes up to five miles away. Unfortunately, this isn’t the first time this facility has released hazardous chemicals into the community. Over the course […]
United States, Texas Oil Refineries