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York council opposes fluoride in water
STRONG city council opposition to fluoride being added to York’s water supply will be sent directly to Prime Minister Tony Blair. City of York Council chief executive David Atkinson will write to Mr Blair and Secretary of State for Health John Reid outlining the council’s concerns over fluoride in tap water. York’s water supply is […]
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Rebels fail to block fluoridation of water
Households throughout England and Wales could receive a dose of fluoride when they turn on the tap after the Government pushed through a measure to improve the teeth of children who do not have healthy diets. Ministers steered through a change in the law to make it easier to medicate drinking water and force water […]
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MPs vote for water fluoridation
Moves to make it easier for fluoride to be added to drinking water in England and Wales have got the backing of MPs. Opponents warned this amounted to “mass medication” but a vote for a total ban on fluoridation was lost by 284 to 181. Water companies have been allowed to add fluoride to supplies […]
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MPs Back Local Choice on Fluoride in Water
MPs tonight backed moves to let local communities decide whether to have fluoride added to their tap water. A bid to block the fluoridation of water was defeated, on a free vote, by 284 to 181, a majority of 103. The issue aroused strong passions in report stage debate on the Water Bill and could […]
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Fluoridation idea coming back to Lancaster
LANCASTER — In 1983, Mayor Ken Mace vetoed legislation that would have put fluoride in Lancaster’s drinking water. On Monday night, that legislation will be back. Two pieces of legislation will be introduced to City Council that would add fluoride to the city’s drinking water to a level of 1 milligram per liter. Fluoride is […]
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Shadow Minister for Environment Opposed to Forced Medication
DESPITE Government concessions to opponents of water fluoridation, Leominster MP Bill Wiggin has expressed concern that measures do not go far enough to prevent “forced medication” of the public. Mr Wiggin, Shadow Minister for the Environment, won a victory over the details of water fluoridation in Clause 61 of the Water Bill, as the Government […]
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Measure B defeated in Palo Alto
A proposal to remove fluoride from the city’s drinking water was brushed aside Tuesday night. Palo Alto voters overwhelmingly rejected Measure B, with “no” votes garnering 10,639 votes (79.43 percent) versus 2,755 votes (20.57 percent) for the “yes” faction. A “yes” vote indicated fluoride should be removed, while a “no” vote registered support of the […]
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Petition comes out against fluoridation
Hundreds of people have backed a campaign in Shropshire to fight moves to put fluoride in the water supply. Whixall Women’s Institute has been concerned about the health implications and had launched a protest against the proposals. A petition was launched to support the cause and two Women’s Institute members took on the tough challenge […]
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Health fear for children sparks fury over fluoride
Sweeping new measures to allow fluoride to be added to large parts of Britain’s water supply are set to provoke a huge political row amid fears that ‘mass medication’ may harm children and lead to more tooth disease. Ministers will try to force the new Water Bill through the House of Commons this week before […]
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DuPont’s Teflon Dilemma
Since the early 1900s, the Tennant family had raised cattle over rolling hills in the far western reaches of West Virginia, near the Ohio River. But in the late 1980s, Wilbur Earl Tennant’s herd began to die off-280 Hereford cows in all. The Tennants suspected it had something to do with the black, odorous water […]
United States, West Virginia Perfluorinated chemicals