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Independence, MO — Independence city officials acknowledged that when Independence residents hear “using additives in drinking water” it may conjure up bad memories of a fluoride debate from years past. On Monday, the City Council heard the first reading of an ordinance that would, in effect, establish policy that would prohibit additives of any kind […]

Three people were hospitalized Friday after a hazardous chemical leak outside the Missouri American Water plant near Olive Boulevard. Between 150 and 200 gallons of hydrofluorosilicic acid leaked out of a delivery truck about 10:30 a.m. on Hog Hollow Road, Monarch Fire Protection District Fire Marshal Dave Nichols said. The driver of the truck and […]

Police and firefighters have contained about 200 gallons of fluoride that spill from a ruptured tanker truck at Missouri American Water’s central plant in Chesterfield and they are now waiting for a private clean-up crew to remove the chemical, said Dave Nichols, fire marshal of the Monarch Fire Protection District. An early report from Missouri […]

The opinion on fluoride in water supplies is as varied as there are personalities in the world. Those who endorse its use often cite the mineral’s ability to prevent tooth decay, while opponents claim the benefit is minimal and that ingestion can actually cause harm to the body. With the varying amount of information available, […]

Elected officials of the City of Ste. Genevieve heard what local residents think about the benefits and disadvantages of fluoride last Thursday night, at a special meeting set up to help the board of aldermen decide whether to place the issue of fluoridation on the April ballot. The two-hour session was opened by Mayor Dick […]

The question of whether or not fluoride should be reintroduced into the Ste. Genevieve city water supply after a hiatus of more than a dozen years will be the topic of a public meeting scheduled for Thursday, January 3. Members of the city board of aldermen approved setting up the meeting at their regular session […]

According to city resident Robert Stewart, the people of Rolla are slowly being poisoned by fluoride through its drinking water. Stewart, a retired assistant personnel officer of the U.S. Geological Survey, told City Council members that fluoride is “poisoning our children.” Stewart, of 1308 Hillview Drive, presented City Council members data he collected. “According to […]

Marshall Municipal Utilities plans to place an item on the April 2008 ballot involving the fluoride that was added to tap water 17 years ago. For MMU to add a question on the ballot, the Marshall City Council must file a request with the County Clerk. The Board of Public Works members want to know […]

Battlefield-area residents soon will have a chance to decide whether they want fluoride returned to the public water. The Greene County Public Water Supply District 1 will include a question on the Feb. 20 bill where customers can check whether they want fluoride in the water, a district employee said. The informal votes will be […]

An online petition calling for a Congressional investigation into the safety of fluoridation has been posted on the Fluoride Action Network website. Maureen Jones, the director of Citizens for Safe Drinking Water, is calling attention to the petition which, she says, supports the 11 environmental protection unions that are contending that there should be a […]