HF is believed to have been a major contributor to the June 2019 refinery fires. Mayor Jim Kenney recently announced that he is planning on proposing legislation to prohibit the future use of hydrogen fluoride (HF) at refineries. A release reports that the legislation will be introduced on Thursday by Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson. The plan […]
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Fluoridation useless and especially harmful to poor children, research shows
NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — According to Healthy People 2020, America’s poorest children suffer high tooth decay rates, double that of non-poor children. Seventy-five years of water fluoridation failed to narrow oral health disparities between haves and have nots. Cavities are linked to poverty, malnutrition and inability to get dental care; not to fluoride […]
Poster contest: “Fluoride in Water Prevents Cavities!”
Dental Health Contest: The Pennsylvania Dental Association invites third-graders to show their creativity in celebration of National Children’s Dental Health Month with posters. The theme is “Fluoride in Water Prevents Cavities!” This year marks the 75th anniversary of community water fluoridation. Three statewide winners will be selected. The first-place winner will be awarded $500. Also, […]
Hawaii Fluoridation Bill SB2997: Hearing this Wednesday, February 12th at 9 am
THE SENATE THE THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION OF 2020 COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY Kenekoa/Senator Karl Rhoads, Luna Ho‘omalu/Chair Kenekoa/Senator Jarrett Keohokalole, Hope Luna Ho‘omalu/Vice Chair NOTICE OF HEARING DATE: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 TIME: 9:00 a.m. PLACE: Conference Room 016 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street A G E N D A SB 2997 Status […]
Investigation: Government failure at all levels in Sandy fluoride event
SANDY — An independent investigation by an engineering firm looking at last year’s fluoride overfeed in Sandy that sickened hundreds of residents reveals missteps at all levels by government agencies handling the emergency. Those agencies include the city of Sandy, the Salt Lake County Health Department and the state division with responsibility over regulating drinking […]
Fluoride levels return to normal in Dubuque water, safe for all ages
Note from Fluoride Action Network, Health departments across the country are operating on outdated information about the “safe” level of fluoride exposure. This article suggests that 2 ppm is “safe” whereas it is nearly three times the allowable level in fluoridation schemes and three times higher than what caused harm in the most recent Mother-Offspring […]
Arcata’s fluoride talk draws contentious discussion, falls flat
Without a second, item won’t go to ballot The Arcata City Council took up the issue of water fluoridation on Wednesday evening, considering whether to add a ballot measure in November 2020 asking voters’ opinion on the issue. The council, after hearing comments from a wide swath of Humboldt County residents, never actually voted because […]
PFOA-PFOS: What the brain really thinks about forever chemicals
Forever chemicals are considered a public health issue as adverse health effects have been shown to affect hormones and other aspects of the endocrine system, and some are potentially neurotoxic. But to what extent is unknown, especially for the years and decades they may accumulate in the brain. (Illustration by Stuart Briers) Parkinson’s lab tracing […]
Arcata considers putting fluoridation on November ballot
Arcata is returning to a question it asked 14 years ago: Should the city fluoridate its water? The Arcata City Council will be voting Wednesday on whether there should be a measure on the November 2020 ballot asking residents whether or not the city should stop fluoridating its water. The item was brought forward at […]
EXCLUSIVE: Cause of Sandy’s water contamination not what city leaders originally thought
SANDY (KUTV) — The reason potentially dangerous levels of fluoride were pumped into Sandy City drinking water is not what city leaders initially said. Jim Spiewak reports: Cause of Sandy’s water contamination not what city leaders originally said. (Video: KUTV) Next week will mark one year since hundreds of homes, in several zones, were thought […]