PORTSMOUTH — Local citizen’s group Non Toxic Portsmouth has reported, through independent testing, that Portsmouth High School’s artificial turf field contains potentially harmful chemicals known as poly and perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS). However, city leaders and their consultants have refuted the science behind the report. In a June 1 letter to the City Council, the […]
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NH DES proposes strict new water drinking standards
Agency proposes thresholds of 12 parts per trillion for PFOA and 15 parts per trillion for PFOS CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire environmental officials are proposing strict new limits on certain contaminants in drinking water, saying the previous levels were far too lenient and put people’s health at risk. The Department of Environmental Services on […]
Dupont and 3M knowingly contaminated drinking water across the US, lawsuits allege
Firefighting foam containing perflourinated compounds has contaminated the groundwater around military bases and fire stations across the US. New Hampshire is the latest state to file suit against a number of companies, including Dupont and 3M, for their roles in a nationwide drinking water contamination crisis. The lawsuit claims that the polluted water is the […]
Amico still fighting against threat of PFAS
Andrea Amico first learned that PFAS chemicals had contaminated a Portsmouth well five years ago when she read about it in the Portsmouth Herald. “I was worried because the fact they had shut down the well showed me how serious it was,” Amico said. “I was worried because my two children and my husband were […]
Grant helps bring dental care to Capital-area student
Note from the Fluoride Action Network: Concord, the capital city mentioned in this article, has been fluoridated since 1978. Surprisingly, many areas throughout New Hampshire have high fluoride levels in their groundwater. ________________________________________________________ Second-grader Anurag Das was nervous walking into Mary Davis’s makeshift dental office Wednesday. He put the hood of his dark blue sweatshirt […]
Plaistow OKs deal to buy Manchester water; other towns poised to do the same
PLAISTOW — Francine Hart has lived in town for 34 years and says she has never had good well water. “I personally have a nuclear power plant downstairs in my house because I have like 20 different tanks to refine it and clean it. It’s horrible, and we don’t even drink it,” said Hart, chairman […]
House Republicans work to ban fluoride in public water
CONCORD — A group of Republican state representatives are hopeful this could be the year the Legislature bans the addition of fluoride in municipal water supplies. On March 12, the House Resources, Recreation and Development Committee voted 16-3 to recommend passage of House Bill 192, sponsored by Republican Reps. Richard Marple of Hooksett and Raymond […]
Academy of General Dentistry: Help Support Fluoridation in New Hampshire!
New Hampshire AGD members, We urgently need your help to defeat HB 192. The bill seeks to ban community water fluoridation throughout New Hampshire, and was approved by a House committee recently, and may be headed for a floor vote very soon. Please follow the link below to easily send a pre-written letter to your […]
House lawmakers weigh proposed statewide ban on fluoride in public drinking water
CONCORD, N.H. — House lawmakers are considering a bill that would prohibit the state from putting fluoride in water, which is done to prevent dental cavities. The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Dick Marple, R-Merrimack, said this is about freedom of choice, while others believe it’s necessary for dental health. The bill proposes putting a mandated statewide […]
Troy official: Well that triggered elevated fluoride reading is not in use
TROY — Despite residents receiving a notice last week about higher-than-expected fluoride levels in a well in the town’s water system, a Troy water department official said Monday that there’s no cause for alarm. The well is not in use, according to Justin Frazier, superintendent of the Troy Water and Sewer Department. One of the […]