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Windsor Town Manager William Saunders is in the process of compiling information in response to an inquiry about the levels of fluoride present in town drinking water. Isle of Wight County School Board Chairman Jason P. Maresh recently shared some questions with the town pertaining to these levels. “I write to you today as a […]

Windsor Town Manager William Saunders is in the process of compiling information in response to an inquiry about the levels of fluoride present in town drinking water. Isle of Wight County School Board Chairman Jason P. Maresh recently shared some questions with the town pertaining to these levels. “I write to you today as a […]

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) – Fluoride in drinking water has long been considered a public health win, but some Virginia towns are pulling the plug. Two Virginia towns in the Shenandoah Valley, Luray and Timberville, have voted to stop adding fluoride to their water. That decision passed in June, according to reporting from Radio IG. Now […]

Two Virginia towns have voted to stop adding fluoride to their water supply, citing cost savings between $10,000 and $20,000 each year. Nationally, the Environmental Protection Agency said in April that it’s begun a review of the practice’s safety. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls fluoridation a safe, effective and cost-saving measure. Luray’s […]

LURAY, June 26 — On Thursday, the Town of Luray issued a notice to all residents and municipal water customers that the long-held practice of adding fluoride to the Town’s drinking water will cease in September. “Based on significant discussions and updates by Town staff, the Town Council [has] elected to discontinue the addition of fluoride […]

LURAY, VA (Rocktown Now) — Luray town staff and town council have elected to discontinue the addition of fluoride to its drinking water. In a release, town officials said they will stop adding fluoride in early September due to the Virginia Department of Health requirement of a 90-day notice. Notices will be sent in the […]

Richmonders won’t notice it, but there will be something different about the water they drink today,” began a Nov. 10, 1952, Richmond Times-Dispatch article. “This is the date set for the city’s water fluoridation machine to go into operation.” The “first of the Nile blue powder — [sodium silicofluoride] — began sifting into the water […]

When Richmond’s water plant released excess fluoride into the local water supply last month, Chesterfield found out before Richmond’s own public utilities director because a city employee called the county’s 911 center, Axios has learned. Why it matters: It suggests a breakdown in the city’s communication protocol that once again raises concerns about how Richmond’s […]

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT)—Richmond city officials say the Virginia Department of Health issued a “notice of alleged violation,” meaning the city has 30 days to respond to concerns about the April fluoride incident. The Department of Public Utilities says it has already taken action to address concerns at the plant. However, the bigger issue may not […]

RICHMOND, Va. — When an employee of the Richmond Water Treatment Plant called a state agency to report an overflow of fluoride into the drinking water supply, he said no one was taking action to address the problem. That’s according to an incident report that CBS 6 obtained from the Virginia Department of Emergency Management […]