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Sterlite: Indian police accused of killing at least 11 protesters
Demand for investigation after demonstrators shot protesting against copper smelter pollution in southern India. Rights groups and residents demanded an investigation after police in southern India opened fire and killed at least 11 people during a protest over alleged environmental pollution by a UK-owned copper smelter. Tensions were high in the Indian city of Thoothukudi on […]
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Opinion: Buyers beware — have Muskoka consumers lost their freedom of choice?
MUSKOKA — Laws have been enacted in recent years to give consumers legal rights — legal rights allowing us to know exactly what we are buying, consuming and exposing ourselves to. Usually this shows up as warning labels or listed ingredients in foods. You also find it in the small print on advertisers’ pages — […]
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Fluoridation on trial: Coverage lacking
Largely unseen, a lawsuit that aims to outlaw public water fluoridation is moving forward in the federal District Court of Northern California. In earthquake-prone California, this suit could eventually shake a pillar of U.S. public health policy. Hundreds of studies showing fluoride’s detrimental effects on the human brain constitute the heart of the lawsuit. They […]
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Two Major Legal Victories in Federal Court Case to End Water Fluoridation
Story at-a-glance Fluoride Action Network (FAN) is among a coalition of environmental, medical and health groups suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ban artificial water fluoridation FAN has recently won two major legal victories, defeating efforts by the EPA to dismiss the case and limit the evidence that can be considered Legal experts […]
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Owen Sound: Fluoride question to be left off ballot
A request to have a question regarding fluoride in Owen Sound’s drinking water on the municipal election ballot has been denied. The city announced Friday that a petition requesting that the ballot for the 2018 municipal election include a question about the removal of fluoride from the city’s drinking water did not meet a requirement […]
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Update on the Movement Against Water Fluoridation
Story at-a-glance Over the past 18 years, the Fluoride Action Network (FAN) has facilitated the removal of fluoride from the water supplies of hundreds of communities in North America, Canada and Europe FAN has filed an historic lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under a provision in the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Under […]
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Is the fluoride added to our drinking water unconstitutional?
Did you know that there is fluoride added to our drinking water, even though numerous studies prove it is bad for our health? In September 2001 the Department of Health legislated to add fluoride to South Africa’s drinking water in order to reduce the risk of dental cavities for South Africans who don’t use fluoride […]
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FAN Introduces New Environmental Justice Director Robin Lewis
We are happy to share with you a short video that Robin Lewis, our new Environmental Justice director, has made in which she introduces herself and explains why she believes that water fluoridation (forced dental treatment) is a classic case of environmental injustice. Robin is an Environmental Justice activist, community organizer, public speaker, and local […]
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My guide to fluoride: Fluoride is a tooths best friend
WHY DOES MY CHILD NEED FLUORIDE? Fluoride is a natural mineral found in drinking water and many foods. It plays an important role in your child’s oral health by strengthening their tooth enamel, making it more resistant to tooth decay. Acid attacks you child’s teeth, but fluoride reduces the amount of acid bacteria can produce […]
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Toxic water fears in Pakistan region infamous for deformities
Assadullah (Pakistan), May 11 (AFP) Basharat Ali was 15 when his legs began to falter, a condition doctors have blamed on polluted water in a Pakistani region infamous for the deformities that afflict many of its people. Too weak to carry his own schoolbag, he was taken to hospital, where doctors said water laden with […]