Kairos Power selects East Tennessee Technology Park site for fluoride salt-cooled high-temperature test reactor

OAK RIDGE, TENN., UNITED STATES — Kairos Power announced today at the 2020 East Tennessee Economic Council (ETEC) Annual Meeting and Awards Celebration its plans to deploy a test reactor at the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, pending completion of due diligence and the results of discussions with state and local […]

7 Anti-Science Myths We All Need To Unlearn

Fluoride Action Network will respond to this unfortunate article due to the misinformation in it. (EC) When people reject science in favor of whatever their preferred ideology is, they can come to absurd … [+] Getty Images Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but no one is entitled to their own facts. What’s amazing […]

Southwestern public health issues fluoride and sodium reminder for Oxford County

Southwestern public health issued their annual reminder on the levels of fluoride and sodium in water of certain areas of Oxford County. The region’s health unit issued its annual reminder about the potential risks concerning fluoride and sodium levels in the water in certain areas of Oxford County. The release from Southwestern public health noted […]

PFAS Chemical Associated With Severe Covid-19

Note from Fluoride Action Network Molecular structure of PFBA (Pentafluorobenzoic acid) C6F5CO2H Ref: Wikipedia A Danish study found that people with elevated levels of a compound called PFBA were more than twice as likely to have a severe form of Covid-19. Elevated levels of a PFAS compound were associated with more severe forms of Covid-19, […]

Health Advisory for high water fluoride levels in Brownsville, Ingersoll, Lakeside, Oxford South

Southwestern Public Health Oxford – Elgin – St. Thomas Elgin St. Thomas Site Administrative Office 1230 Talbot Street St. Thomas, ON NSP 1G9 Woodstock Site 410 Buller Street Woodstock, ON N4S 4N2 December 7, 2020 Health Advisory Fluoride in drinking water in Oxford County ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH UPDATE FOR RESIDENTS, HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS […]

New York Ban On PFAS In Food Packaging Is Now Law

n August 2020, we flagged that New York took a significant step in becoming the third state in the country to ban the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in food packaging. At the time, the legislation (S.8817 and A.4739-C) was passed by the New York State Legislature, but had not been signed into law by Governor Cuomo. […]

West Coast council bails out of controversial 1080 pellet factory

Note from Fluoride Action Network: Molecular structure of highly toxic Sodium fluoroacetate (known as 1080). For more info, albeit outdated, go to http://fluoridealert.org/wp-content/pesticides/sodium.fluoroacetate-page.htm Department of Conservation.PCR manufactures a variety of pesticide baits, including the pellets containing 1080. (File photo)   The West Coast Regional Council has cut its losses and sold its share in a […]

Calgary. Letter: What about the waste?

A fluoride story this week suggests Calgary spend around $35 million over the next 20 years to reintroduce and maintain a fluoridated water supply. Does anyone have a clue just how many people drink tap water these days? Any studies to support this thinking? If the goal is to prevent tooth decay, how much fluoride […]

Fluorosis cases rampant in Odisha district

NHRC seeks report on drinking water from Nuapada Collector The National Human Rights Commission has directed the District Collector of Odisha’s Nuapada district to submit a comprehensive report on providing safe drinking water to people affected by fluorosis. The NHRC warned the officer of personal appearance if the requisite information was not submitted within next […]

OC water districts file massive lawsuit over PFAS contaminants

11 agencies seek hundreds of millions of dollars from DuPont, 3M, others. Ricardo Medina, an Orange County Water District research associate, loads ion exchange resins into a treatment system to filter out PFAS toxins. The district is testing 14 different products to determine the best to remove the carcinogenic chemicals from dozens of Orange County […]