A worker at Valero Energy Corp.’s Memphis refinery died Monday after being exposed to a mixture of propane and hydrofluoric acid. A contract worker and two firefighters also were hospitalized, in noncritical condition. The Valero worker died at the hospital, said Martha Deacon, a spokeswoman for the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Deacon […]
News Archive
Welcome to the Fluoride Action Network News Archive. The FAN News Archive serves as an historical repository for fluoride news stories, positive or negative. Since FAN catalogs all news stories on fluoride, our news section remains a reliable database of all published fluoride news.
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North Burnett considers fluoride removal
The North Burnett Regional Council will consider taking fluoride out of its water supply because of the cost. State Parliament passed legislation last week allowing councils to make their own decisions on fluoridation. The North Burnett has fluoride in the water supply at Monto, Gayndah and Mundubbera. Mayor Don Waugh says the fluoridated water does […]
North Salt Lake water plant: worker treated after fluoride reaction creates toxic fumes
NORTH SALT LAKE — One city employee has been taken to a local hospital after a chemical reaction to fluoride that was being delivered to the North Salt Lake water plant, said South Davis Metro Fire Agency Chief Jim Rampton. Emergency crews have closed down 1100 North from Main Street to the freeway entrance until […]
Editorial: Bradford Regresses
While the rest of the world is fretting about electromagnetic waves, genetically modified food and other perceived health threats associated with contemporary living, the town of Bradford, Vt., has taken a step back in time by rekindling a public health debate that we thought had been settled long ago — whether fluoride should be added […]
Going nuclear: Firm places bet on uranium company
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To hear Chris Grosso talk about uranium, one might peg him for a nuclear power plant engineer. Phrases like “depleted uranium hexafluoride” roll easily off his tongue as he explains the nuclear fuel cycle in animated tones. But Grosso is a venture capitalist and financial manager who, as a partner with Thomas Kershner at Kershner, […]
Ormond leaders to consider referendum on fluoridation
ORMOND BEACH — City commissioners will consider whether to move forward with a referendum that would decide the fate of the city’s fluoridation program. “Personally, I’m tired of hearing about it at every meeting,” said Mayor Ed Kelley. “We’ve spent so much time on it.” The city could begin the process Tuesday night that would […]
Nevada: Tertiary Minerals says new drill results point to MB being world class fluorspar deposit
Tertiary Minerals (LON:TYM) said the latest data from its MB fluorspar project in Nevada points to a major deposit with “world class potential”. The London-listed mining exploration group announced the acquisition of MB in September. At the time it only had historic results from around 84 mainly shallow holes drilled on the periphery of the […]
C8 Science Panel Final Quarterly Newsletter
Contents: 1. Message from the C8 Science Panel 2. Final Science Panel Announcements 1. Message from the C8 Science Panel Dear Subscriber, Welcome to the tenth and final newsletter. We have been circulating to about 500 subscribers each quarter. We, the members of the C8 Science Panel, have now completed our primary task, which is […]
Pinellas. Sue Carlton: Lessons learned after the fluoride fever breaks
The Pinellas County Commission’s fluoride fiasco could be studied in high school civics classes for lessons about how government works. Or, how it doesn’t work. But then it does again. Those particular Pinellas politicians have traditionally been a steady, nuts-and-bolts, in-the-middle sort of board — especially compared with their commission counterparts in Hillsborough County, pretty […]
Bundaberg gets a win on the fluoride issue
AFTER years of ups and downs, Bundaberg Regional Council is finally claiming a win in its battle against the forced fluoridation of its water. In legislation before the state parliament last night, the decision on whether to fluoridate or not was handed back to local governments. Member for Burnett Stephen Bennett said he was “absolutely […]