Pasco has started a required 90-day public notification process to potentially stop adding fluoride to city water after nearly 30 years • The city began adding fluoride in 1998 to meet state health guidelines, even though fluoride naturally exists in the water at lower levels • Two public feedback sessions are scheduled for August 5th […]
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Pasco considers removing fluoride from water; Share your input
The Pasco City Council is considering removing fluoride from the city’s water supply. The mineral, which helps prevent cavities and has positive impacts on dental health, has been added to the city’s water supply since 1998. It’s measured in parts-per-million (ppm). One part-per-million is equivalent to approximately one drop out of 10 gallons of water. […]
Pasco fluoride debate risks children’s health and safety | Editorial
The Pasco City Council is on the verge of making a terrible public health mistake. Five of the seven council members want to remove fluoride from the city’s drinking water. That would harm children’s dental health and put Pasco at odds with the overwhelming medical consensus that fluoride safely prevents cavities. The issue emerged unexpectedly […]
Pasco council members want fluoride out of city’s drinking water. What would it take?
Five Pasco council members are looking for a way to stop fluoride from being added to the city’s drinking water. Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral. Almost all water contains some fluoride. It was first added to Pasco’s water almost 30 years ago. Studies have shown it helps prevent cavities and promotes dental health. Now […]
City of Lynden ends decades-long water fluoridation program
LYNDEN, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – The City of Lynden has officially ended its practice of putting fluoride in its drinking water. Lynden City Council approved an ordinance last month to repeal the city’s decades-long fluoridation program. Lynden Mayor Scott Korthuis confirmed to My Bellingham Now that he signed the ordinance into law on Thursday, May 1. […]
Whatcom County fluoride-free as Lynden joins others in water policy shift
Lynden made a break from its past on Monday night when city leaders voted to remove fluoride from the city’s drinking water system. The 5-2 decision, with Councilmembers Gary Vis and Brent Lenssen opposed, means Whatcom County no longer has any cities that treat their drinking water with the mineral additive. The city’s municipal water […]
City of Lynden votes to remove fluoride from city water supply
Lynden city leaders voted 5-2 on Monday night to remove fluoride from the city’s drinking water system. It was the only city in Whatcom County that treated its water supply with fluoride. The city’s municipal water supply has been fluoridated since 1959, but community members recently voiced concerns over the safety of the mineral in […]
Lynden’s fluoride debate returns as city council revisits last year’s vetoed ban
City leaders in Lynden will vote Monday night on a plan to remove fluoride from the city’s drinking water system. The city’s municipal water supply has been fluoridated since 1959, but recently, community members have come forward asking for that practice to end. Some questioned how safe it is to include the mineral in tap […]
Is adding fluoride to the public tap water supply safe?
SEATTLE — For decades, communities in the U.S. have been adding fluoride to tap water to help prevent cavities. Last month, Utah became the first state in the U.S. to ban water fluoridation. Some cities in Washington state are considering doing the same. Fluoride is a natural element found in rocks, soil, and water, according […]
Three Southwest Washington cities consider removing fluoride from drinking water
Longview, Camas and Battle Ground will soon decide whether health concerns about adding fluoride to their city drinking water outweigh the oral health benefits of the cavity-fighting mineral. Longview city councilors will weigh the benefits and risks of fluoride in drinking water on Thursday during a public debate-style workshop that’s set to last several hours. […]