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• Denton’s Acme Brick faces penalty for August 2015 emissions

  Acme Brick faces a state penalty after the scrubber on its smokestack failed in August 2015, triggering a week of emissions that included tons of sulfur dioxide and hydrogen fluoride. Beginning Aug. 11, 2015, and continuing for 176 hours, Acme’s smokestack emitted hydrogen fluoride and sulfur dioxide, according to state documents. Both are byproducts of […]

• Wolfforth: removing naturally high fluoride levels in drinking water

  The new Wolfforth water treatment plant is set to open in the spring, after years of planning and building… Newsom said the work on the building is still moving along. The new system will be a electro-dialysis reversal system… Read the full article titled: On the Road: An Update on the Wolfforth Water Treatment Plant […]

• Wolfforth works to settle well dispute

  Wolfforth and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality officials met earlier this week in Austin to settle a dispute involving four of the city’s water wells. TCEQ officials approved the four water wells in November, then revoked them for higher-than-mandated fluoride levels in mid-February. “We were disappointed,” said Frankie Pittman, Wolfforth city manager. The loss of […]

• Statewide Legislation to Overturn Portland’s Vote Against Water Fluoridation?

  Groups Call on Gov. Kate Brown for Response After State Dental Director Suggests Goal That Would Require Overturning Votes Against Fluoridation in Portland and Other Oregon Cities Salem, OR – Clean Water Oregon called on Governor Kate Brown, House Speaker Tina Kotek and Senate President Peter Courtney to respond to plans announced last week by […]

• Wolfforth arsenic levels in water decrease

  The city of Wolfforth reported that its arsenic levels in its drinking water have lowered. “Our minimum acceptable level of arsenic is (10 parts per billion and) since we have put in the storage tanks, the well collection, everything with the filtration going to our storage tanks and everything else. We got our samples back […]

• From football to fluoride, Texas local governments too smug — and far from candid, critics tell Texas senators

  AUSTIN — Led by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s Senate, Texas lawmakers continue to put local governments and school districts under a microscope. The read out: Many of the Legislature’s most conservative members don’t like what they see. On Monday, a Senate panel heard accusations that city governments abusively have tried to squelch ballot initiatives and […]

• Tell Gov. Brown to Respect the Vote

  Oregon’s new Dental Director Dr. Bruce Austin just announced a goal of adding fluoridation chemicals to 80% of Oregonians’ water by 2019, and asked for the legislature’s help. That goal could only be practically achieved through a Legislative bill to overturn the 2013 vote of 61% of Portlanders against water fluoridation, as well as a number […]

• It’s in the water: the debate over fluoridation lives on

  Many people take for granted the addition of fluoride into public drinking water systems that aims to prevent tooth decay. It’s a seven-decade old public health effort. But it’s not nearly as universally accepted as one might think. At least seven cities or towns across the country debated it just this summer. For example, Wellington, Fla., decided to add […]

• Systematic Review of Intervention Studies Aiming at Reducing Inequality in Dental Caries among Children.

  References Benjamin, R.M. Oral health: The silent epidemic. Public Health Rep. 2010, 125, 158. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed] Ramos-Gomez, F.; Kinsler, J.; Askaryar, H. Understanding oral health disparities in children as a global public health issue: How dental health professionals can make a difference. J. Public Health Policy 2020, 41, 114–124. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed] […]

• Carroll County: Citizens left with bad taste in mouth over fluoride and fees

  Two Carroll County residents shared their distaste over fluoridation of drinking water and non-user fees with board members at the Feb. 13 Public Service Authority meeting. Judy Jones, who identified herself as a Cliffview Community resident, spoke first during the citizen’s time portion of the meeting. “I’m here to express my concern over the PSA […]