Workers at the oil refinery in St. Paul Park say the plant’s owner, Marathon, has put them on a path to catastrophe. “Safety’s kinda went on the backburner.… Especially now that big corporation Marathon owns us. It’s pretty much corporate greed over safety,” said Matt Foss, a fire mechanic and rescue squad lieutenant who’s worked […]
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Your Turn: East Brunswick administration needs to ban fluoride in water
The East Brunswick Township Council meeting of May 4 to discuss fluoridation was carried out in admirable fashion. I would guess the objectives put forth were achieved. To wit, there was a plethora of pros and cons on this issue for East Brunswick. It was not a surprise that the mayor and his dentist group […]
Facing mounting pressure, Pritchett announces public forum on Mims water fluoridation
Excerpt: Amid mounting pressure from local health experts, Brevard County District 1 Commissioner Rita Pritchett announced Thursday she would hold a public forum on water fluoridation in Mims. The “community conversation” is scheduled for 5 p.m. June 21 at the Cuyler Park Community Center, 2329 Harry T. Moore Ave. in Mims. … The event gives residents and […]
Fluoride Free Dr. Sheffield’s toothpaste named official toothpaste of the Boston Red Sox
NEW LONDON, Conn., March 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — New London, Connecticut-based Dr. Sheffield’s Certified Natural Toothpaste has been named the “Official Toothpaste of the Boston Red Sox” for the 2021 baseball season, it was announced today. The Dr. Sheffield’s-Red Sox sponsorship package includes exclusive naming rights, fixed Fenway Park Center Field signage for the 2021 […]
Titusville leaders say no plans to end fluoride in drinking water as dentists rally
Excerpt: Titusville leaders said there are no plans to end the addition of fluoride to the city’s water supply as local dentists and health experts rallied in support of the practice Tuesday. Now the Brevard County Dental Society is turning its sights back to the County Commission, in the hopes of restoring water fluoridation at the county-run treatment plant in […]
Mansfield’s vote on fluoridation not taken due to lack of a quorum
Excerpts: MANSFIELD … A proposal by a resident to stop fluoridation of local drinking water was not voted on during the Town Meeting due to a lack of a quorum at the end of the meeting. A total of 208 registered voters turned out to the meeting, held in a windy and cool parking lot […]
Mims’ water defluorinated without public input, health experts don’t want the same to happen in Titusville
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — The beginning of May brought with it a renewed discussion in Brevard County on adding fluoride to the public water supply, a process called community water fluoridation (CWF). Local, state and national entities who support the practice want to make sure the conversation continues. What You Need To Know National groups […]
Brevard County Dental Society’s petition: Fluoridate Brevard Drinking Water – District 1
Note from Fluoride Action Network: We list this petition by the Brevard county’s dental society as misinformation as it gives a list of benefits of fluoridation without any discussion of the risks involved. Three recent mother-offspring fluoride studies were funded by U.S. government agencies (Till 2020, Green 2019, Bashash 2017) and they reported lowered IQ […]
Mansfield faces votes on budget, fluoridation at town meeting
Excerpt MANSFIELD — Residents at Monday’s annual town meeting decide on spending for the fiscal year starting July 1, along with a host of other requests, including a proposal by a resident to stop fluoridation of local drinking water. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. in the parking area of the Xfinity […]
Brevard dentists, national health orgs mount pro-fluoride campaign in Titusville
The battle over fluoride in Brevard County’s water shows no signs of ending anytime soon. Local dentists, backed by major national health groups, are mounting a preemptive campaign encouraging the City of Titusville to continue adding fluoride to its drinking water, after the county abruptly halted the practice in Mims earlier this month. County utilities […]