WILMINGTON, Ohio — At the April 17 Wilmington City Council meeting, members debated fluoride legislation and approved updates to the city’s public records policy. During his report to council, Mayor Pat Haley also addressed the 2013 death of Casey Pitzer. Pitzer, 32, disappeared after a night out in Wilmington on March 17, 2013. Her body […]
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State Bill Addresses Fluoride in Water
COLUMBUS, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – A recently-introduced bill in the Ohio House as it is currently written would stop municipal water systems from adding fluoride to the water supply. A Toledo-area co-sponsor says there is discussion about pulling back on that, allowing municipalities to make their own decision. Former director of the EPA’s […]
Columbus leaders committed to keeping fluoride in water despite efforts to remove it
Columbus officials support continued water fluoridation despite Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s opposition. What Columbus does with its water impacts the region as Columbus supplies water for most of Franklin County. Columbus leaders say they support continuing to add fluoride to the local drinking water as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy […]
A new bill could ban fluoride in Ohio’s water systems
Utah has become the first state in the country to ban the addition of fluoride to public drinking water. Other states — including Ohio and Kentucky — are considering their own fluoride legislation. On Cincinnati Edition, we discuss the legislation and what the science says about fluoride. Guests: Levi Dean, Ohio State Representative, Republican from […]
Xenia state rep wants fluoride out of Ohio public water; dentist group disagrees
An Ohio state rep has proposed a bill that would prohibit adding fluoride to public water systems in the state, a long-standing public health practice to prevent tooth decay. House Bill 182, which simply reads, “No public water system shall add fluoride to the water supplied by the system,” would effectively ban the mineral from […]
Ohio GOP wants to stop adding fluoride, which prevents tooth decay, to water
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A group of Ohio Republican lawmakers is moving to ban the state and public water systems from adding fluoride, which prevents tooth decay and cavities, to water. The Buckeye State is known for its water — and the benefits that dentist Dr. Matthew Messina sees from it. “We’ve had that kind of […]
Ohio plant to produce coolant for molten salt reactors
Kairos Power and Materion Corporation have commissioned a molten salt purification plant, which is expected to produce large amounts of fluoride salt coolant to be used in high-temperature molten salt reactors. The purification plant was designed by Kairos and is located at Materion’s campus in Elmore, Ohio. With TVA as a partner, Kairos Power aims […]
Kairos Commissions Molten Salt Coolant Production Plant for High-Temperature Nuclear Reactors
Kairos Power, an advanced nuclear reactor developer, has commissioned a molten salt purification plant (MSPP) that will produce “large quantities” of a high-purity coolant for reactors based on its fluoride salt-cooled, high-temperature reactor (KP-FHR) technology. The MSPP, one of the largest of its kind, is located at materials supplier Materion Corp.’s campus in Elmore, Ohio. […]
Newcomerstown, Ohio, asking for views on water
Village officials are polling area residents about the use of fluorine in the municipal water supply. Currently, by law passed by the State of Ohio in 1978, all municipal water plants providing water to their residents are required to add the chemical fluorine as prevention for tooth decay and to strengthen teeth. State officials said […]
Elyria seeks new fluoride system
The city of Elyria is looking to obtain a new fluoride feeder system. During a City Council Utilities, Safety and Environment committee meeting, members discussed applying for a grant to help offset the costs for a new system. Samuel Jacob, superintendent of the water system, asked the committee for permission to apply for a grant […]