A Republican lawmaker will once again push to end Kentucky’s requirement for certain utilities to add or adjust fluoride levels in drinking water. Rep. Mark Hart, R-Falmouth, filed House Bill 141 in 2024, but it died without clearing either chamber. Speaking before the Interim Joint Committee on State Government Tuesday, Hart said he wants to […]
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Ky. lawmaker pushes to make fluoride optional for tap water
In the 1950s and 60s more and more communities began fluoridating their water systems in an effort to improve oral health. Kentucky was one of the earliest states to mandate its use. But water fluoridation has faced some opposition and doubts about its safety. Despite the skepticism the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
Kentucky Dental Association leader: fluoridation of water has become a ‘passion issue’
The Kentucky Dental Association opposes a bill in the General Assembly that would give local water districts the ability to opt out of fluoride treatments. HB 141 easily passed the House State Government Committee in early February, despite strong opposition from several medical groups. Stephen Robertson is the executive director of the Kentucky Dental Association. […]
How much does it cost to fluoridate Kentucky’s water?
State lawmakers could soon remove a mandate that requires the chemical fluoride to be added to Kentucky’s water supply — despite warnings from dental professionals. In Kentucky, state regulations require water systems that serve more than 3,000 people to add fluoride to the water to help protect residents’ dental health. Some state lawmakers are pushing […]
Morehead leaders discuss possible effects of proposed water fluoridation bill
A bill on its way through the Kentucky General Assembly would make putting fluoride into water systems across the commonwealth optional, and local officials are weighing the pros and cons. House Bill 141, sponsored in part by Republican Representative Richard White, aims to allow the governing bodies of water systems to decide whether they participate […]
Bill to allow Ky. water utilities to opt out of using fluoride advances out of House committee
CYNTHIANA, Ky. (WKYT) – A bill to allow Kentucky municipalities and water districts to opt out of adding fluoride to their tap water supplies is advancing through the state House of Representatives. House Bill 141 passed the House Standing Committee on State Government by a 16-1 margin, with one additional lawmaker passing on the vote. […]
Kentucky lawmakers ignore dentists, could let towns stop putting fluoride in water.
FRANKFORT — A bill that would allow local communities to stop fluoridating their water gained nearly unanimous support in a House committee on Thursday despite dental experts’ opposition. House Bill 141’s sponsor, Rep. Mark Hart, R-Falmouth, has proposed the measure in the past but this is the first time it received a committee hearing. “It’s a […]
What is Gaseous Diffusion?
Gaseous diffusion is a complicated technology that helped end World War II, powered the U.S. Navy’s nuclear fleet, and helped generate more than 10 percent of the world’s electricity. One of the most closely guarded American secrets of WW II, the process separated the most common form of uranium, U-238, from the much rarer isotope, […]
DOE seeks proposals for DUF6 project work
The U.S. Department of Energy has issued a draft request for proposal for a contract related to the depleted uranium hexafluoride (DUF6) conversion facilities at the DOE’s Paducah and Portsmouth, Ohio sites. The new contract will have an estimated value of $1.89 billion over a period of 10 years and three months. The new […]
Chemours’ plan for cutting greenhouse gas emissions could produce hazardous air pollutants
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The chemical giant Chemours, moving to cut emissions of a climate super-pollutant from its Rubbertown facility, has asked city officials to issue a permit for new abatement equipment that could release chloroform and other hazardous air pollutants. The company plans to capture the climate super-pollutant hydrofluorocarbon-23 (HFC-23) and transport the gas to a Chemours […]