The Sonoma City Council is looking to sink its teeth into the fluoride debate, as city officials Wednesday will consider whether to publicly oppose the county’s proposed plans to add fluoride to the water system. But, while water watchdogs salivate over the merits of state-mandated fluoridation, Sonoma officials seem to prefer more of a legal […]
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Petaluma fluoride debate heats up
As the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors continues to research the idea of adding fluoride to the county’s water supply, activists are raising questions about issues of safety, effectiveness and consumer choice despite what county leaders call an “oral health crisis.” Sparked by a 2009 report called the Sonoma Smile Survey, which found discouraging dental […]
Extreme Levels of Cancer-Causing Chemicals Found in State’s Fracking Wastewater
On the heels of reports quantifying for the first time how often California oil drillers use fracking and injection wells to blast into the Earth and deposit accompanying wastewater back into the ground, new analyses of data are finding dangerous levels of cancer-causing chemicals. The Center for Biological Diversity said its analysis found benzene levels […]
OpEd – Sonoma County Fluoride Action Committee Meeting Review
Last Tuesday (Jan 27, 2015) was a public meeting of the FAC (Fluoride Action Committee) at the Sonoma County Health Dept. This committee is the next step in the county’s headlong journey down the path of adding more things to the mix in order to save the public from itself. It was noted that not one […]
Study: California using fracking in up to half of new wells
Hydraulic fracturing unlocked oil at about half of the new wells launched in California over the last decade, and the practice will likely expand in a chunk of the San Joaquin Valley, according to a new study required by the 2013 law to regulate the practice. Few topics have galvanized environmentalists in California like the […]
Rethinking Water Fluoridation for the Economically Disadvantaged
Our public health officials claim water fluoridation is an effective way to prevent the high rates of tooth decay now found in low-income children. Here are four problems with this idea: 1) There are oral health crises in low-income areas that have been fluoridated for decades. Fluoridation has not prevented low-income neighborhoods from suffering what […]
Santa Rosa NAACP opposes water fluoridation as greater risk for people of color
Resolution of the Santa Rosa-Sonoma County National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Opposing Fluoridation of Our Public Water Supply Whereas, studies have found that in fluoridated communities, African-American and Latino children are at greater risk for dental fluorosis (discolored teeth from damaged tooth enamel caused by fluoride exposure) and, Whereas, a blue-ribbon […]
Sonoma County approves more money for work on fluoride plan
Sonoma County supervisors on Tuesday approved a trio of actions aimed at improving dental health in Sonoma County, including a contract to complete a study on fluoridation of the county’s drinking water. The draft engineering study, which includes a cost analysis for adding fluoride to the county’s water system, was commissioned by supervisors in February […]
New studies seek to bolster case for fluoride in Sonoma County’s water supply
Despite heated opposition, Sonoma County health officials are building their case that adding fluoride to public water supplies is the most effective way to prevent tooth decay and reduce costs of dental care for the greatest number of Sonoma County residents — a strategy some fluoridation proponents said could translate into broader political support of […]
Fluoride vs. Fish: Sonoma County Health Dept’s EIR Report
In recent years, many communities in salmon country on the Pacific Coast have said “No” to community water fluoridation after considering the impact on fish and other creatures living in their waterways. With three endangered salmon species in Sonoma County, the purity of our rivers, creeks and streams is essential. Our County Health Services Department […]