In what is being seen as a disturbing trend, studies have revealed that the drinking and groundwater in Chittoor district is polluted with high concentrations of uranium, 135 times more than the safe limit fixed by the World Health Organisation. Research studies in Vagalla and nearby villages in the district revealed that drinking and well […]
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Gilbert water manager dismissed, public works director retires following fluoride investigation
The Gilbert Public Works director has retired and the water director has been dismissed after the town began investigating why one of its water treatment plants failed to fluoridate the water. Jennifer Alvarez, a Gilbert spokeswoman, said Lonnie Frost and Chris Ochs were placed on leave after it was discovered last month that the Northern […]
71,842 students test positive for fluorosis
After inaugurating an awareness campaign against fluorosis for fluoride-affected villages here on Thursday, Dharmapuri collector R. Lily said that 71,842 among 1,86,907 students had tested positive for fluorosis in the two districts of Krishnagiri and Dharmapuri. The campaign was organised by the Tamil Nadu Water Board and Sewerage Department (TWAD) following an increase in number […]
Fluoride issue too hot for Royal Society?
As the Ministry of Health is steadily losing the battle to keep adding hazardous waste fluoride to public drinking water, the Council of the Royal Society of New Zealand (RSNZ) decided to prepare an advisory paper on the issue. On 20 July the RSNZ said it was “preparing a statement on the risks and benefits […]
More than 275 people turn out for lengthy fluoride debate at Portland City Hall
The Great Fluoride Debate of 2012 finally hit Portland on Thursday, with more than 275 people piling into City Hall to argue their case or simply listen to the occasional back-and-forth banter. With approval already certain — a majority of the Portland City Council says it will vote next Wednesday in favor of fluoridating local […]
Group rallies for fluoride free water in Hastings
A group campaigning to remove fluoride from water supplies is declaring Hastings Fluoride Free Awareness Week from September 10 to 17. The debate over whether fluoride should continue to be introduced into the Hastings water supply will be the subject of a referendum to be held alongside next year’s council election. But the Fluoride Free […]
Portland City Hall braces for crowds as fluoride hearing nears
The Portland City Council is scheduled to hear Commissioner Randy Leonard’s fluoride proposal at 2 p.m. Thursday. But security guards and other City Hall staffers were busy Thursday morning preparing for crowds that could rival those at public meetings for other controversial topics, including the 2009 hearing to rename 39th Avenue for Cesar Chavez and […]
Suburban leaders frustrated about being left out of fluoride process: Portland City Hall roundup
Portland’s plan to add fluoride to a water supply serving more than 900,000 Oregonian’s has rankled some suburban city leaders who were left out. Gresham Mayor Shane Bemis and Tualatin Mayor Lou Ogden have written letters to Portland criticizing the City Council for deciding to fluoridate water without first consulting wholesale customers. Beyond serving city […]
Fluoride fight is on in Phoenix
The fluoride fight is on in the city of Phoenix. City leaders are considering axing the chemical from the water supply. Some like the idea, other’s not so much. Both sides of the argument came together Wednesday evening at Phoenix College for a debate. In a packed auditorium Dr.Howard Farran, a dentist with 25 years […]
Meanwhile, an Update From the Great Big Fluoride Debate
It’s been an hour and a half after the massively packed city hall hearing on water fluoridation got started, and we’re still barely done with the scheduled part of the hearing—the high-powered and much-decorated parade of panelists and experts personally invited by city officials to testify on the health and economic benefits of fluoride. Not […]