Less than two years after a mandatory fluoridation bill stalled in the state legislature (see – http://www.penweb.org/issues/fluoride/hb939stalls.html) , another mandatory fluoridation bill has been proposed for the state of Pennsylvania. If passed, the bill will require that every water supply in the state serving more than 500 people be fluoridated. To learn more about the […]
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Residents sue Manchester to Stop Fluoridation
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Twenty residents of Manchester and surrounding towns have filed a lawsuit to stop the fluoridation of city water. The case hinges on whether the city can distribute fluoridated water to six outlying communities, none of which voted to fluoridate their water. The state requires approval by a referendum vote before fluoride can […]
Lawsuit filed to stop fluoridation in Manchester
Twenty residents of Manchester and surrounding towns have filed a lawsuit in Hillsborough County Superior Court to stop the fluoridation of city water. The case hinges on whether the city can distribute fluoridated water to six outlying communities, none of which have voted to fluoridate their water. The intent is “to get the spigots turned […]
Weber May Face County-Wide Fluoridation Proposal
OGDEN — Fluoridation fans in Weber County hope to rally enough support to get the issue on the ballot in 2002. Dr. Clifford Goff, a retired dentist and former member of the Weber/Morgan Board of Health, served as the “point man” for fluoridation during the last election and agreed to spearhead the effort again in […]
Fluoride pollution from aluminum plant in Tibet
The ancient bus toiled up through golden canola fields and ripening apricot orchards, stopping only for a quick lunch at a Muslim restaurant before resuming the long climb. Could this really be Tibet? Outside were whitecapped Muslims and Chinese checkpoints, but in the bus Tibetan nomads, their city business done, were on their way home […]
Fluoride Spill in Fort Wayne, Indiana
More than two hours elapsed before emergency crews were told that corrosive acid spilled into a sewer Tuesday at the Three Rivers Water Filtration Plant. About 6,000 gallons of hydrofluorosilicic acid, used to add fluoride to drinking water, drained from the lower level of the filtration plant into the sewer. Roger Hirt, acting filtration plant […]
The F Word: Fluoridation Controversy in Oregon
When he came to Portland last April to take a job as Oregon’s dental director, H. Whitney Payne Jr. says he was shocked–shocked! “Oregon is a progressive state–how can they turn their back on something that is so proven and so widely accepted?” says Payne. “If Oregon is such a health-conscious state, why do they […]
New Hampshire Bill Targets Contaminated Drinking Water Additives
Following a contentious election season that resulted in 14 cities and counties throughout America voting no to fluoridating their public water supply and 9 voting yes, the focus of New Hampshire legislation, responding to citizen concerns, has turned away from the fluoridation controversy to the actual substances used in the fluoridation process. Without taking a […]
McPherson, Kansas, to Vote on Fluoridation
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Whether to add fluoride to the city’s water supply will be left up to the public at the April 3 city election. At today’s meeting of the McPherson City Commission, commissioners declined to sign an ordinance that would have immediately directed the Board of Public Utilities to add fluoridation to the water. The ordinance had […]
Arsenic in the water: Benefits vs. dangers
Arsenic, the legendary king of poisons, is being added to drinking water in Manchester and other New Hampshire communities that fluoridate. The cancer-causing metallic element is among the contaminants found in hydrofluosilicic acid, which is used to deliver tooth decay-preventing fluoride to Manchester’s drinking water. In recent weeks, both the state Department of Environmental Services […]