In 1951, the average cost of a new house in the U.S. was $9,000, gas was 19 cents a gallon and the “I Love Lucy” television show made its debut. That same year, dental health in Tennessee took an important step forward when Milan, in Gibson County, became the first city in the Volunteer State […]
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Soddy Daisy utility company to stop adding fluoride to water
A Soddy Daisy utility company taking a chemical out of their water. The company is the first in Hamilton County to make the move. Fluoride will no longer pump into the system at the North West Utility District water treatment plant in Soddy Daisy starting July 25. “It’s not required by state or federal law […]
Emergency drill gets a little dose of reality
Hydrogen fluoride is nasty stuff, and so when a cleanup worker’s personal monitor for HF went off inside the K-27 facility on Tuesday it created a bit of a stir. The situation was complicated by the fact that an emergency-response drill was being staged nearby at the former uranium-enrichment site that’s now known as the […]
Public health debate over fluoride rages on in Lyerly, Ga.
Outside Sam’s Family Grocery last week, a group of men in ball caps, big beards and overalls contemplated the intersection of scientific evidence and public opinion. They were asked a question: If people are afraid of fluoride in their water, should the government stop supplying it? “Bull,” said William Anderson, a Lyerly councilman back in […]
Decatur needs to protect its most valuable natural resource
THE ISSUE: Wheeler Reservoir is a critical resource for Decatur, providing recreation and tourism dollars. It also is a source of drinking water. The city needs to do everything possible to protect it. Decatur’s most important natural resource is the Tennessee River, specifically Wheeler Reservoir. Yet the city is failing to take steps to protect […]
Cleveland: Fluoride in water debated by group
A group of concerned residents is working to have fluoride removed from the city’s water system. Fluoride in public water supplies has long been touted as a way to prevent tooth decay. In recent years, some communities have discontinued the practice. The recently formed Community Coalition in Cleveland is seeking to have Cleveland Utilities remove […]
Cleveland Community Coalition calling for end of fluoridation
… In other actions, the CU board [Cleveland Board of Public Utilities]: Heard a presentation by a new nonprofit organization, the Cleveland Community Coalition, whose leaders are asking the CU board to consider removing fluoride from the utility’s water distribution system. Speakers included Mike Shreve, a 45-year Cleveland resident who pastors “The Sanctuary,” a local […]
Oliver Springs vote to nix fluoride lingers
The Oliver Springs Water Board voted last month to quit adding fluoride to the town’s source of water, but the controversy isn’t going away because of a persistent dentist’s research into the matter and water sales agreements between the town and another nearby utility. Full story available to subscribers only
Oliver Springs removes fluoride from water supply
Excerpt: When the current supply is exhausted, that’ll be it. Fluoride — described alternatively as a tooth decay preventive and a toxic hazard — will no longer go into the system, board members decided in a split vote… Read full article
Oliver Springs to revisit anti-fluoride vote
The Oliver Springs Water Board will be revisiting the fluoride issue in November after recently voting to stop putting the controversial chemical in the town’s water supply. Not all the state-required steps were taken before the board’s vote, City Manager Tina Treece said. Full story available to subscribers